NFC to ramp up production in Hyderabad
New facility at Kota in Rajasthan to manufacture 500 MT of fuel assemblies Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC) is embarking on expansion of the production facilities at Hyderabad and also setting up a new production
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India committed to 63000 MW nuclear capacity plan of 2032, says member of atomic energy panel
Even as China has indicated its unwillingness to support India's attempt to enter the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), the country will still go ahead with its plans to have 63,000 MW of nuclear capacity
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Once again a nuclear reactor leak
The leak at Kakrapar has been plugged but it is yet another reminder of the risks nuclear reactors pose. (Editorial)
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Nuclear capacity addition of 63,000 MW by 2032 achievable, AEC chairman
Efforts underway to allay suppliers' concerns on liability Increasing India’s nuclear capacity to 63,000 Mw by 2032 from the present 4,780 Mw was achievable, said R K Sinha, chairman, the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).
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India will not halt nuclear programme, says AEC chief
“No reason to follow Germany, Japan which are cutting down on nuclear energy”. India will continue its nuclear programme without any interruption, irrespective of decisions taken by other countries, said
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NPCIL, Westinghouse to sign ‘early’ N-agreement
Concerns on high price remain Following clearance from the Atomic Energy Commission and the Cabinet Committee on Security on Tuesday night, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd is all set to sign a ‘pre-early works agreement’ for six 1,000 MWe reactors with Westinghouse, official Indian sources said here on Wednesday.
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Accused of diluting nuclear liability clause, govt promises to stick to law
The government's effort to find an honourable way around the constraint of the nuclear liability law without actually violating it ran into rough weather on Thursday with the opposition accusing it of
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Atomic power remains prime option: AEC chief
There is no practical option to nuclear power. Accordingly, there is absolutely no shift of official policy regarding its prime role for meeting future needs regarding energy, R K Sinha, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission has said. Also secretary of the department of atomic energy, he said so at the the ongoing international ministerial conference organised by the International Atomic Energy Association.
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Supreme Court judgement dated 06/05/2013 on Kudankulam nuclear power plant
Supreme Court gave green signal to the commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu. Read full text of this order.
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‘No major issue behind delay in Kudankulam commissioning’
Authorities want systems to work “exactly textbook like” before plant is commissioned There was no major issue behind the delay in the commissioning of the 2000 MW nuclear power plant at Kudankulam, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission R.K. Sinha told a group of reporters here. Dr. Sinha said that since it was the first reactor of its kind to be constructed in India, the authorities wanted the systems worked “exactly textbook like” before the commissioning of the plant. This was the main reason for the delay.