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Japan min visits nuclear plant amid safety concern

The visit by Goshi Hosono came amid renewed concerns about conditions at the plant`s No. 4 reactor a...

Tribunal rejects plea against Jaitapur N-project

The National Green Tribunal has refused to entertain a petition challenging the environment clearanc...

KNPP bomb threat letters: One held

One person has been arrested on charges of sending letters stating that bombs would explode inside t...

Kudankulam to start commercial operation by August

The first unit of the controversy- hit Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, with a capacity to produce 1,...

Nuclear plants important, will ensure safety: PM

PM Manmohan Singh stressed on the need to have nuclear power plants while stating that it was impera...

‘Pak to allocate Rs 32 bn for two N-plants’

The Pakistan government will allocate Rs 32 billion for two nuclear power plants being built with th...

No accident at Kudankulam: NPCIL

There was no accident at the KNPP as has been made out in some quarters, the Nuclear Power Corporati...

Kudankulam plant awaits AERB clearance

Kudankulam nuclear plant is awaiting the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board`s clearance for commissionin...

Kudankulam N-plant issue: Amnesty International plea to PM

The Amnesty International has appealed to PM Manmohan Singh to take steps for immediate release of a...

Kudankulam: Efforts on to bring into operation 1st reactor

Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Srikumar Banerjee said the pressure cap vessel will be opened in t...

Kudankulam plant fuelling may get nod by next week

Atomic power reactor operator NPCIL hopes to get the regulatory nod to fuel the first unit of Kudank...

Reactors at Kudankulam best in the world: Russia

Seeking to allay fears, Russia on Wednesday said the reactors at the Kudankulam nuclear plant are th...

Japan fears nuclear plant on geological fault

Nuclear plant may be on top of active geological fault raising the risk that the facility may never ...

No objections to Kudankulam N-plant: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka on Monday said it had not objected to the Kudankulam nuclear power project in Tamil Nadu.

Scrap Kudankulam nuclear plant: Swami Agnivesh

Swami Agnivesh alleged that Tamil Nadu government had not taken precautionary steps in Kudankulam a...

Halt work at Kudankulam: Anti-nuke protestors

Social activist Swami Agnivesh on Wednesday said government has to decide on scrapping the project a...

Lanka need not worry about Kudankulam: Banerjee

India said there was no need to worry as it has high safety standards and a legal mechanism to ta...

Karunanidhi slams Sri Lanka over N-plants issue

DMK president M Karunanidhi slammed Sri Lanka for raking up the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project iss...

Sri Lanka concerned over Indian N-plants

Concerned over nuclear power plants located in south India, the Sri Lankan govt plans to raise the i...

France seeks clarity on N-liability rules

French nuclear experts, who were in India last month, had sought clarifications from the government...

Post Fukushima, China says 27 Nuke projects safe

China has completed safety assessments on 27 nuclear power plants currently under construction.

‘Sharing of power from nuke plants is in place’

Union Minister of State for Power KC Venugopal said a format with regard to sharing of power from N...

`Allot entire 2,000 MW Kudankulam power to TN`

Tamil Nadu on March 19 gave the green signal for the Kudankulam nuclear plant.

Home ministry team raids trust run by Udayakumar

A three member union home ministry team raided a trust office at Nagercoil run by SP Udayakumar on...

Kudankulam: Centre asks protesters to end fast

As the fast by the anti-nuclear activists at Kudankulam entered the sevent day, Centre on Sunday ask...

Kudankulam protest: ‘NGOs funding being probed’

Speaking in the Rajya Sabha, Minister of State for PMO, V Narayanasamy also refused to identify the ...

Radioactive water leaks at Japan nuclear plant

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency launched an investigation to check whether the water had le...

Gilani holds meeting to strengthen security of nuclear plants

Pak PM held a meeting and discussed measure to strengthen the security of the country`s nuclear powe...

`Deal with anti-Nuclear activists with iron fist`

Seeking TN govt`s cooperation in commissioning of Kudankulam power plant, Centre said the anti-nucle...

`NGOs get Rs 10,000 crore annually from abroad`

Of these NGOs, 3,218 belong to Tamil Nadu which together received Rs 1663.31 crore as contribution ...

`Japan foresaw possible meltdown after quake hit plant`

Japanese government was aware of the possibility of a nuclear meltdown on the very day the complex ...

$Scientists survey seabed fractured by Japan quake$

Scientists survey seabed fractured by Japan quake

Scientists today launched a mission to the seabed off Japan where a massive quake triggered last yea...

China to resume N-plants construction

China will resume constructing nuclear power plants that had been halted following an accident last ...

TN cabinet meets; no official word on Kudankulam

Amid speculation that it would discuss the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant project st...

No scrutiny of foreign NGOs: Home Secretary

Home Secretary RK Singh on Friday said fundings of around 12-13 Indian voluntary organisations are b...

Why Kudankulam safety raked up now, ask experts

Regretting the protests against the KNPP in Tamil Nadu despite the assurances over safety, two top...

‘Anti-KNPP agitators should be detained under NSA’

Prime Minister had recently blamed some US and Scandinavian NGOs for allegedly being behind the ant...

Explain foreign links: PMO to anti-nuke activist

MoS in Prime Minister Office (PMO) V Narayanasamy on Saturday asked anti-Kudankulam activist SP Uday...

No NGO pressure in moratorium on Bt Brinjal: Jairam

Jairam Ramesh said as Environment Minister after going through a seven-month process of public consu...

Kudankulam impasse: Russia backs PM on NGOs’ role

Russia has come out in support of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh after he blamed several NGOs based i...

Arrest those agitating against Kudankulam: Swamy

Janata Party chief Subramanian Swamy on Friday demanded arrest of those agitating against the Kudank...

US NGOs fuelling Kudankulam protests: PM

PM Dr Manmohan Singh has blamed several US-based NGOs for fuelling protests against the Russian-aide...

China authorities demand nuke plant halt: Report

Energy-hungry China is building 25 atomic reactors and the demand is considered highly unusual.

Union Minister stresses need for N-power

The KNPP in Tamil Nadu`s Tirunelveli district has run into trouble following protests from anti-nucl...

DMK slams UPA, AIADMK on KNPP

The DMK on Friday raised the pitch on Mullaperiyar dam issue demanding that Kerala restore the area,...

`Can`t understand TN govt`s `volte-face` on KNPP`

The Tamil Nadu government had initially expressed its support for the KNPP and demanded its early co...

Anti-nuke forum stages demo against KNPP

An anti-nuclear forum spearheading the stir against Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant on Thursday stag...

Japan to let nuclear plants run after 40-year cap

If the 40-year-rule is applied, 36 reactors would have to close by 2030, the Asahi newspaper report...

Koodankulam agitation completes 150th day

Protestors against Koodankulam Nuclear Plant organized a rally in Tirunelveli district, marking the...

HC directive to police on fast over nuclear plant

Madras High Court on Thursday directed Tamil Nadu police to permit a forum to hold a one-day fast t...

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