SMRs are advanced nuclear reactors with power generation capacities ranging from less than 30 MWe to 300+ MWe. The report by NITI Aayog looks at the role of SMRs in the energy transition, the status of
Experts say the membership will help India procure more fuel and nuclear components Indian nuclear experts have told Business Standard that it is an opportune time for the country to gain membership of the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG), despite reservations expressed by China and some smaller European states such as Ireland, the Netherlands and Switzerland. The experts strongly feel that this would not only help India procure more fuel and nuclear components, but also be an opportunity for the Indian industry to aggressively tap the global market.
The Cabinet Committee on Security has cleared the decks for building two more 1,000 MW nuclear power units at Kudankulam by giving the go-ahead to the Russian offer of about Rs 40,000 crore for the project days before it lapsed. The decision came right after the Department of Atomic Energy informed the government that the first reactor in Kudankulam would go critical this month. The movement on the project is also vital to the tough stand the Jayalalithaa government in Tamil Nadu has taken against protesters in a bid to meet its poll claims to improve the power situation in the state.
Tokyo: Radioactive water has apparently leaked from another underground storage tank at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) said on Sunday. The volume of the latest leakage was believed to be small, it said. On Saturday, it said as much as 120 tonnes of radioactive water may have leaked from another nearby storage tank.
As much as 120 tons of radioactive water may have leaked from a storage tank at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, contaminating the surrounding ground, Tokyo Electric Power Co said on Saturday.
People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy to lay siege to township tomorrow The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project has “successfully completed” the mandatory penultimate tests before commissioning its first unit by testing an array of steam relief valves under operating pressure and temperature. The tests, started on last Friday to evaluate the performance of high-precision steam relief valves at operating pressure and temperature, were completed on Monday.
As per the contract, the service partner KRPEL will bring the investment and expertise to rejuvenate the depleted fields of the ONGC ONGC Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) chairman and managing director Sudhir Vasudeva said that the state-run enterprise intends to set up its own power plants, not just gas-based but also power plants based on nuclear, wind and other unconventional energy sources.
The government gave the go-ahead for one of Britain’s largest infrastructure projects on Tuesday, granting EDF Energy consent to construct the country’s first new nuclear power plant in a generation.
The government is expected to announce on Tuesday that it is giving the go-ahead to the first of a planned fleet of new nuclear reactors in the UK. The energy secretary, Ed Davey, will announce whether
The Japanese utility that owns the tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant said Sunday it has detected a record 740,000 becquerels per kilogram of radioactive cesium in a fish caught close to the plant.
Winning back confidence in nuclear power after Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in March difficult, but will require unwavering commitment to safety International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Yukiya Amano said on Monday public awareness was important to ensure nuclear power projects do not face opposition. He acknowledged the concerns and opposition to nuclear power capacity addition. “Public acceptance is also an important issue. I know this has been a concern in India, as in other countries, and that there have been demonstrations against the construction of new nuclear power plants,” Amano said in Mumbai at an event organised by the Indian Nuclear Society.
