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Allaying France’s apprehension stemming out of the Shiv Sena’s opposition to the nuclear power plant at Jaitapur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has conveyed to the French government that there is “no rethink” on the proposed nuclear power project, top sources told The Indian Express. Sources said this was conveyed at …
The price of electricity could double over the next two decades, according to forecasts published on Thursday by the National Grid, the company responsible for keeping Britain's lights on. The current price of wholesale electricity is below £50 per megawatt hour but could soar to over £100 by 2035 under …
Safety review of all Indian NPPs was conducted by a task force of NPCIL and the expert committee of AERB All nuclear power plants (NPPs) in the country are safe and can withstand natural calamities like earthquakes and tsunamis, the government told the Lok Sabha today. "Following the March 2011 …
Japanese government officials no longer expect the world’s biggest nuclear plant to restart this year, sources said, a delay which deals a blow to turnaround plans for operator Tokyo Electric Power. Starting the Kashiwazaki Kariwa facility in Niigata Prefecture is a pivotal part of Tokyo Electric Power Co’s attempts to …
Farmers are up in arms about the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited’s (NPCIL) action of digging a road connecting Gorakhpur village and Kajal Heri Head of Bhakra canal in Gorakhpur village where a nuclear power project is proposed to be set up. The road, which was the only link …
A Japanese city was on Thursday asking a court for an injunction to prevent a nuclear plant being built, in a country that remains deeply suspicious of the technology three years after Fukushima. Toshiki Kudo, mayor of Hakodate in Japan's north, was expected to appear at Tokyo District Court on …
Liability law not an issue, says French Foreign Minister As India and France inch towards a deal on setting up two nuclear power reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra, issues other than the nuclear liability law are holding back the clearance of this ambitious power project. Diplomatic sources told The Hindu …
Japanese government officials no longer expect the world's biggest nuclear plant to restart this year, sources said, a delay which deals a blow to turnaround plans for operator Tokyo Electric Power. Starting the Kashiwazaki Kariwa facility, 300 km (180 miles) northwest of Tokyo, is a pivotal part of Tokyo Electric's …
Far removed from any protest-din, a nuclear power plant 40 km south of Chennai, is all set to achieving a milestone – loading of liquid sodium. The operators of the nuclear power station, which is half the size of the first unit of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, are awaiting …
China is moving quickly to become the first country to operate the world’s most powerful atomic reactor even as France’s nuclear regulator says communication and cooperation on safety measures with its Chinese counterparts are lacking. In the coastal city of Taishan, 100 miles (160 kilometers) from the financial hub of …
Guangdong - A Chinese nuclear power firm signed a memorandum of cooperation with an Italian company on Wednesday, in a step toward decommissioning nuclear facilities and managing radioactive waste. The memorandum confirms the intentions of the China General Nuclear Power Group (CGN) and Sogin, a state-owned Italian company that specializes …
The European Union has agreed a new law to strengthen safety standards and improve supervision of nuclear facilities in response to lessons learned from the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, the European Commission said on Wednesday. In March 2011, an earthquake and tsunami caused the world's worst nuclear accident in …
China's operating nuclear power units enjoy a relatively good safety record, and the quality of the units under construction has been well controlled, said the head of China's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday. Li Ganjie, vice minister of environmental protection and head of the National Nuclear Safety Administration, told a press …
The two-under construction nuclear power plants of 340 MW each located at Chashma would start commercial operation in Dec 2016 and October 2017, respectively. At present, the construction activities are three months ahead of schedule. Dome on C-3 containment was placed successfully on March 6, 2013, said Economic Survey 2013-14 …
Germany has drawn international attention for its energy policies in recent years. The term Energiewende – the country’s transition away from nuclear power to renewables with lower energy consumption – is now commonly used in English. The focus, however, has recently shifted to the role of coal in Germany. Over …
A new generation of nuclear reactors is set to boost China's nuclear power plants along the country's east coast, with the first such system due to start operation in 2015, a senior member of the industry announced on Thursday. An AP1000 pressurized water reactor, introduced from a US company and …
Change of guard also sparks debate over future of Fatehabad project The change of guard at the Centre and Assembly elections due later this year have triggered a debate over the future of the upcoming nuclear power plant at Gorakhpur in Fatehabad. Though the NDA government’s stand on the project …
The operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said Wednesday it has begun a bypass system that diverts groundwater into the sea in a bid to reduce the volume of contaminated water. The move is an attempt to stop tons of unpolluted groundwater flowing under the battered plant and mixing …
Hundreds of tonnes of groundwater which seeped into a stricken nuclear plant in Japan began to be released out to sea Wednesday, the plant’s operators said. Tokyo Electric Power Co, which operates the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, said the water’s radiation level met safety guidelines, but it was not …
German utilities are in talks with the government about handing over responsibility for decommissioning the country's nuclear power plants to a public foundation, two sources familiar with the proposals said on Sunday. This so-called 'bad bank' for nuclear energy would take over Germany's nuclear plants, which the government decided should …
