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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...

Kudankulam issue: No shortcuts to safety; four faulty valves replaced, says NPCIL


Making it clear that it would not take any shortcuts to safety, India`s N-operator NPCIL said it has...

No shortcuts to safety; 4 faulty valves of Kudankulam plant replaced: NPCIL


India`s nuclear operator NPCIL said it has replaced four faulty valves of Kudankulam atomic power pl...

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...

HC reserves verdict on Nilachal power plant


Orissa HC today concluded hearing of 16 petitions challenging the land acquisition process and envir...

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...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

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...

Anti-nuke protesters threaten to picket KNPP


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

Locals disrupt public hearing over power plant in AP


East Godavari district administration in Andhra Pradesh was forced to postpone a public hearing over...

‘Quest for perfection delaying Kudankulam’


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

Fire at US N-power plant


A fire broke out in a nuclear power plant in Texas in the US, forcing one of two units to be shut d...

Kudankulam project official receives threat letter


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

‘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...

Nuke plant utility: Some safety measures neglected


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

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: 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...

Iran to construct power plant in Iraq


Iran will construct a power plant in Iraq to generate electricity for Shiite Muslim shrines in that ...

‘No plan to dump N-waste from Kudankulam plant in KGF’


The Centre on Saturday made it clear there was no plan to dump Uranium waste from the Kudankulam Nuc...

MP govt files undertaking in HC in Power plant row


MP govt filed an undertaking in the High Court stating that it will not go ahead till the final hear...

Kundankulam N-plant: SC frowns at Tamil Nadu`s lethargy


The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it clear to the government that all safety measures for handling d...

Fire in pvt coal thermal power plant


A fire at a private coal thermal power plant inside the SIPCOT complex here damaged one of the two t...

MP farmers set up `protest pyres` against land acquisition


To protest land acquisition for Welspun Energy Madhya Pradesh Limited`s (WEMPL) proposed thermal pow...

South Korea shuts two nuclear reactors


South Korea has shut down two nuclear reactors after it found that their components were provided fa...

Sealing of Kudankulam reactor vessel begins


NPCIL officials told a news agency that at the current pace of work, the reactor may become critical...

Hurricane Sandy triggers nuclear power plant alert


US nuclear power plants declared an ‘alert’ after the deadly hurricane Sandy shut down six power pla...

Kudankulam: Vaiko, N-activists detained


MDMK leader Vaiko, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi leader and MP Thol.Thirumavalavan, pro-Tamil leade...

Lanka wants say in monitoring mechanism over Kudankulam


Sri Lanka wants a closer involvement in the monitoring mechanism of Kudankulam nuclear power plant a...

`TN govt to blame for power crisis; failed to set up projects`


GK Vasan said the state government is to blame as it failed to set up power projects at the right ti...

Gorakhpur villagers visit nuclear plant in UP


The farmers were also told that the nuclear power plant to be set up in Gorakhpur would be of ultra...

SC asks govt how nuclear waste at Kudankulam will be handled


SC asked the government what mechanism it will put in place to handle nuclear waste at the Kudankula...

Kudankulam plant is safe beyond any doubt, Centre tells SC


Kudankulam nuclear power plant is completely safe, the Centre told the Supreme Court adding various ...

Russia won`t arm India’s enemies: Deputy PM Rogozin


Russia wants to expand cooperation with India in defence production by building a new transport airc...

CPI-M reiterates support for Kudankulam N-plant


The CPI-M once again pledged support to the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project in Tamil Nadu -- though...

TN: Vasan appeals to anti-Nuke protesters to call off stir


Highlighting the power crisis in Tamil Nadu, Shipping Minister GK Vasan on Saturday appealed to anti...

11 persons booked for trying to instigate people againt KNPP


Eleven persons, claiming to be members of a fact-finding team, were arrested on Friday when they wer...

First Unit of KNPP to be ready some months from now: Kakodkar


Despite `difficulties` faced at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, the first unit would be commissioned...

Anti-Kudankulam protestors lay siege to sea


Opposing the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, people belonging to various walks of life began a pro...

Fire causes blast at Swedish power plant


A huge fire at a thermal power plant in Sweden caused an explosion in a turbine, but there were no r...