Rawatbhata achieves nuclear power production feat
Becomes second nuclear plant in the world to produce power uninterrupted for 739 days The Atomic Power Station at Rawatbhata achieved a feat on Monday when Unit-5 completed 739 days of uninterrupted
Tarapur APS
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Nuclear liability issue: Government trying to obtain insurance cover
The government is addressing the concerns raised by domestic suppliers over certain provisions of the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage (CLND) Act 2010 and is working out a scheme to obtain appropriate
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TAPS generated 28% of India's atomic power in 2013-14
There was less than 1% increase in power generation from TAPS during the year as compared to the previous fiscal Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS) near here generated 28% of India's total nuclear
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Anti-Jaitapur activists go global, seek support in Germany
Mumbai : Anti-Jaitapur activists led by Pradeep Indulkar have now taken their protests global by launching a massive campaign in Germany, where they are organising 15 shows of his Yellow Oscar winning
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CAG pulls up AERB for not preparing nuclear safety policy
Board is yet to develop 27 out of the 168 safety documents despite recommendations by two panels in 1987 and 1997 The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) on Wednesday pulled up the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) for not preparing a nuclear and radiation safety policy for the country despite receiving a specific mandate to do so in the order constituting the Board as far back as 1983. In a scathing report tabled in Parliament, the CAG also noted that the Board had yet to develop 27 out of the 168 safety documents despite recommendations made by two panels in 1987 and 1997 that the process of developing safety documents be expedited.
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Kudankulam liability law puts Centre in a tight spot
India Risks Upsetting Either Russia Or US And France New Delhi: As India prepares to sign a key agreement with Russia on two new Kudankulam reactors (KK-3 and 4), the Prime Minister’s Office has highlighted
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DAE makes strides towards fuel supplies for AHWR
With the technology hurdle no longer in the way, India is readying thorium supplies to fuel its pilot advanced heavy water reactor (AHWR) that is currently in the works. On July 7, the Department of Atomic
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Koodankulam nuclear plant to get a local chief
Even as the protest against the commissioning of the nuclear power project at Koodankulam was revived by the local people on Tuesday, the plant is set to have a new chief, a senior engineer who grew up
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NPCIL breaks own generation record
In its robust performance, the State-run Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) generated 32,455 million units (MUs) of power during the year ending March 31, surpassing its previous electricity
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AEC wants to bury its N-waste underground
In a clear departure from the existing practice of keeping nuclear waste in borosilicate glass containers, the department of atomic energy wants to bury it underground. Atomic Energy Commission chairman Srikumar Banerjee is pushing for setting up an underground laboratory in an existing uranium mine to study the qualities of the subterranean rock below the mine to see if this can be used to store nuclear waste.