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Subramanian Swamy welcomes SC verdict on Kundakulum


Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy welcomed Supreme Court verdict on Kundakulum Nuclear Power Proj...

SC judgement on Kudankulam plant "unjust": PMANE


Expressing unhappiness over the Supreme Court order which gave the green signal for commissioning of...

Kudankulam plant to start operation this month


The first unit of the much-delayed Kudankulam nuclear power project is expected to start operation l...

Kudankulam plant to start operation this month


The first unit of the much-delayed Kudankulam nuclear power project is expected to start operation l...

Dead rats shut down Japan N-plant`s cooling system


The cooling system for the spent fuel pool at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeas...

Kudankulam issue: `People, experts living in different worlds`


Noted agriculture scientist MS Swaminathan said there should be continuous interaction between exper...

Four faulty valves replaced in Kudankulam, says AERB


India`s atomic energy regulator said four defective valves were replaced at the first unit of the KN...

Death toll at 37 as Iran wraps up quake rescue


A 6.1 magnitude earthquake killed 37 and injured hundreds more in a sparsely populated area in south...

Fresh radioactive water leakage at Japan`s nuclear plant


Radioactive water may have leaked again into the ground from a storage tank at the crippled Fukushim...

Fukushima fuel cooling system stops again: TEPCO


One of the systems keeping spent atomic fuel cool at the Fukushima nuclear plant temporarily failed,...

Kudankulam to begin power production this month


Power production by the first unit of the Kudankulam atomic plant will start this month, Minister of...

Shiv Sena misleading people on Jaitapur project: Ajit Pawar


Ajit Pawar on Monday accused Shiv Sena of "misleading" people from the coastal Konkan region on the ...

Letting out steam part of Kudankulam tests: KNPP


India`s atomic power plant operator NPCIL said on Monday that only steam was being let out of the fi...

Tough sanctions failing to change nuclear behavior of Iran: US


Tough economic sanctions against Iran has taken a serious toll against its economy, but has not yet ...

China to raise nuke power capacity by 20 per cent


China on Tuesday announced plans to raise its installed nuclear power generation capacity by 20 per ...

Prohibitory orders in 7 km radius around KNPP


Prohibitory orders have been clamped in a seven km radius around the Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant...

Kudankulam N-plant: Sri Lankans protest Indian nuclear power plant


Sri Lankan environmental activists have protested opposite the Indian embassy in Colombo, demanding ...

Indian nuclear power capacity to shoot up


India`s nuclear power capacity will rise from 4,780 MW now to 10,080 MW by 2017, parliament was info...

Iran discovers new uranium deposits, selects more sites for N-plants


Iran has found more uranium deposits and selected 16 new sites for nuclear power plants, the Atomic ...

`Chernobyl safe after structure collapse`


The 1986 Chernobyl accident forced the evacuation of 115,000 people and a large area directly around...

Commercial operation of Kudankulam plant expected next month


Commercial operation of the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) is expected to com...

China commissions new nuclear plant after two-year ban


China commissioned the first phase of its 6000 MW Hongyanhe nuclear power station, the first to be o...

Don`t let politics come in way of development: Raj Thackeray


MNS president Raj Thackeray asked the people of Konkan not to encourage petty politics obstructing t...

Anti-Kudankulam stir `sponsored` from outside: Russia


Russia is helping India in setting up 9200 MW Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu`s Tirunel...

`Compensation not the issue, Jaitapur project must be scrapped`


In the face of stiff local opposition, Maharashtra government recently decided to give compensation ...

`Iran installing new uranium enrichment centrifuges`


Iran is continuing the installation of new uranium enrichment centrifuges at the central Natanz faci...

Rafale deal not to be inked during visit of French Prez


The contract between India and France on sale of Rafale fighter aircraft will not be signed during t...

Now Iran ready for direct talks, will US respond?


The US is yet to react after Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that he is willing to have di...

Anti-nuke protesters threaten to picket KNPP


The over 500-day long protest against KNPP, spearheaded by PMANE, citing safety concerns has largely...

China`s first AP 1000 nuclear power reactor getting ready


China`s first nuclear power reactor using US-based Westinghouse Electric AP 1000 technology is expec...

China`s third generation nuke power plant nearing completion


China is on course to complete its first ever third-generation atomic power station.

Will not jeopardise safety in pursuit of nuclear power: PM


PM Manmohan Singh said he will ensure that the safety and livelihoods of people are not jeopardised ...

‘Quest for perfection delaying Kudankulam’


Indian nuclear engineers` quest for perfection is leading to delays in commissioning of the first un...

Committed to Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project: India to France


India on Thursday assured France of its commitment to the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project in the back...

Kudankulam project official receives threat letter


As the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant is set to be commissioned this month, an anonymo...

Japan to review plans to abandon nuclear power


The new government in Japan has announced it will review planned nuclear power phase-out proposed by...

‘Russian women being paid to cover up at Iran N-plant’


Russian women working at Iran`s Bushehr nuclear power plant are not properly adhering to the Islamic...

India, Russia sign 10 pacts, progress on nuke front


Bolstering their multi-faceted ties, India and Russia Monday signed 10 agreements in diverse areas a...

Japan’s plan to ‘phase out nuke power by 2030’ seems ‘vulnerable’


Japan’s recently compiled energy strategy aimed at phasing out nuclear power by the 2030s seems to b...

Nuke plant utility: Some safety measures neglected


TEPCO focused on small safety concerns to avoid minor troubles that could have triggered inspections...

Russian envoy terms anti-KNPP protests `gimmicks and games`


Protests against the KNPP that have led to delay in its commissioning are "gimmicks and games" of th...

Japan’s ‘nuclear radiation projection’ had errors


The Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan said a thorough review of its mistake-plagued projections ...

Can`t believe no solution to Jharkhand coal fires: Khurshid


External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said he cannot believe that there was no solution to under...

Safety aspects of Kudankulam Nuclear Project will be ensured: Narayanasamy


Government on Sunday maintained that it will ensure all safety aspects of the Kudankulam Nuclear Pow...

PMANE threatens to lay siege to KNPP on Dec 10


Anti-nuclear activists are planning to lay siege to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant on December 1...

Kudankulam N-plant moves a step closer to commissioning


The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project is expected to be commissioned by the month-end to coincide wit...

SC reserves order on Kudankulam nuclear plant


The Supreme Court reserved its order on a plea seeking a stay on commissioning of the Kudankulam nuc...

Nod to set up six nuclear power plants at Jaitapur


The government has given approval for setting up six nuclear power plants with assistance from Frenc...

First unit of Kudankulam N-plant to start by month-end: PMO


The nuclear power project is an outcome of an Inter-Governmental Agreement between India and the ers...

Kudankulam: The wait continues for Nuclear Power Corp


India`s atomic power plant operator NPCIL continues to wait for the sectoral regulator`s nod to star...