Nuclear Power

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding poor handling of the fly ash by Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Plant, Khedar, Hisar district, Haryana, 27/05/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rajaram Vs State of Haryana dated 27/05/2025. By the execution application, the applicant was seeking compliance of the NGT order July 5, 2024 passed in OA No. 735/2024. In the OA, the applicant has raised the grievance in respect of …

Kudankulam nuclear project: High-level panel to address safety concerns

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, today told a delegation that a high-level committee would address their concerns on safety of the Kudankulam nuclear power project. A multi-party delegation from Tamil Nadu met Dr Singh and expressed concerns over the safety aspects of the 1,000-MW Kudankulam nuclear power plant which …

Agitators renew warning on nuclear power project

They threaten to observe token fast on October 9 The anti-nuclear activists, who suspended agitations staged against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) recently following an assurance given by Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, have renewed their warning to the State and the Central governments saying that they would observe a token …

Nuclear Seaps Back Into Favour As Japan Begins Energy Debate

Former Japanese prime minister Naoto Kan concluded in March that nuclear power was no longer worth the risk after the world's worst nuclear accident in 25 years. His successor seems less convinced. Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda's month-old government let a panel of experts begin debate on Japan's energy policy on …

No need to get liability law vetted by IAEA: India

India said there was no need to get its domestic nuclear liability law vetted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to ensure it complied with the Convention on Supplemental Compensation (CSC). The issue again came to life two months after United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had introduced …

India should have right to reprocess spent fuel: DAE

Even as the Indo-US nuclear deal completes three years on October 8, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has emphasised that India should have the right to reprocess imported spent fuel. The DAE said the deal should in no way affect India’s indigenous nuclear programme. The remarks were made by …

Tokyo Nuclear Firms Sign Deal With Vietnam

In Japan's most aggressive move to promote exports of nuclear technology since the Fukushima Daiichi accident in March, a Tokyo-based utility consortium signed a deal with Vietnam on Wednesday to conduct a feasibility study for two new reactors. The agreement comes as a lifeline to Japan's nuclear industry, which harbors …

India Official: No Change in Nuclear Power Aim Despite Protests

India's nuclear power capacity addition plans remain unchanged despite protests and concerns raised about the risks of nuclear power, the atomic energy secretary said Thursday. "The target remains unchanged," Srikumar Banerjee told reporters on the sidelines of an industry conference. "There is a delay because of these things [protests] but …

PM ready for talks with TN leaders on Kudankulam project

The Union Government is ready to talk to politicians in Tamil Nadu to resolve the impasse over the Kundankulam civil nuclear power project. The Government will sit together with all the “enlightened leadership of Tamil Nadu” to find a practical and pragmatic solution to the problem, the Prime Minister, Dr …

Work on Jaitapur, Koodankulam might be delayed: Department of Atomic Energy

Amid public resistance to nuclear power projects at Jaitapur and Koodankulam, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has said the work on both plants will be completed but their could be delay. "There is opposition to these projects. But we are confident that these would be completed though there would …

Nations endorse nuclear safety plan

Amidst concerns over nuclear security in the wake of the Fukushima accident in Japan, 151 member states passed an action plan on nuclear safety at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) general conference in Vienna on September 23. The action plan was prepared by the office of IAEA after member …

Japan Finds Rice Needing Thorough Radiation Test

Japan found the first case of rice with radioactive materials far exceeding a government-set level for a preliminary test of pre-harvested crop, requiring thorough inspection of the rice to be harvested from the region, the farm ministry said late on Friday The ministry said radioactive cesium of 500 becquerels per …

Fukushima To Slow, Not Stop, Nuclear Growth

Environmental group Greenpeace calls it a "dying and dangerous" industry and Europe's biggest engineering conglomerate, Siemens, is exiting the sector altogether. Japan's Fukushima nuclear accident six months ago sparked doubts about the future of nuclear power across the globe and especially in Europe, highlighted by Germany's decision to quit the …

Japan Northeast Could Tap 740 MW Of Geothermal Power

Japan's northeast Tohoku region could develop 740 megawatts of new geothermal power supplies, the Japan Geothermal Developers' Council estimated on Thursday. The Tohoku region has been trying to rebuild following a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and tsunami on March 11, with some local governments showing willingness to invest in renewable energy …

IAEA States Back Post-Fukushima Nuclear Safety Plan

The U.N. nuclear agency endorsed an action plan on Thursday to help strengthen global nuclear safety in the wake of Japan's Fukushima accident six months ago, despite criticism from some countries that it does not go far enough. The International Atomic Energy Agency's 151 member states, at their annual general …

France calls rapid force to handle nuclear crises

France on Thursday called for an international rapid reaction force to handle nuclear crises and for mandatory international inspections of civilian nuclear programs. French President Nicolas Sarkozy told a UN nuclear safety summit that "nuclear energy must go hand in hand with the highest level of safety and security." UN …

CO2 Up in the World

Global emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) increased by 45 % between 1990 and 2010, and reached an all-time high of 33 billion tons in 2010. Increased energy efficiency, nuclear energy and the growing contribution of renewable energy are not compensating for the globally increasing demand for power and transport, which …

Korean Nuclear Envoys Hold ‘Constructive’ Talks

Meetings between the chief nuclear envoys of North and South Korea were “constructive,” negotiators said, even though the talks did not produce any breakthroughs on the longstanding impasse over the North’s refusal to give up its nuclear program. The talks on Wednesday, held at a private club in Beijing, were …

SSE to abandon nuclear consortium

Scottish and Southern Energy is in talks to pull out of a consortium planning to build a nuclear power plant in the UK, as the company seeks to concentrate on renewable energy. The withdrawal of one of the UK’s two big utilities, and its second-biggest electricity generator, from the new …

Japanese Premier Pushes Nuclear-Plant Restarts

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda, brushing aside mounting popular opposition to nuclear power, said he was determined to restart idled reactors by next summer, adding that it was "impossible" for the country to get by without them or to consider a quick phaseout of nuclear energy. Speaking ahead of his …

Debate on Koodankulam Nuke plant, Tamil Nadu

Calling on the Government to halt the completion of the Koodankulam Nuke plant, hundreds of people in Tamil Nadu are sitting on a fast for the tenth straight day. Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanasamy was sent as an emissary to address the concerns of Chief Minister Jayalalithaa …

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