Saint-Etienne (France) French nuclear safety authorities says six people have been contaminated by a leak of radioactive cobalt in a foundry. The Institute for Radioactivity Protection and Nuclear Safety says the six were brought to a hospital unit at a nuclear plant near the foundry in Feurs in France. The …
Rajiv Shah | TNN Gandhinagar: In move to put the 6,000 MW nuclear power plant on fast track, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has asked Gujarat government to quickly go in for acquiring 780 hectares (ha) of land on southern Saurashtra coast to kickstart work for the ambitious …
The overall objective of this document on Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Guidelines is the realisation of the vision of the nation of putting the concept of prevention of nuclear and radiological emergencies into practice. However, in rare cases of their occurrence due to factors beyond human control, such emergencies will …
Indian nuclear industry, despite years of isolation, has reached full maturity and should now be a willing partner in the international nuclear market without compromising its interests and principles. The legislation to fix Liability for Nuclear Damage shall suit its own ethos and needs.
Gargi Parsai NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha Chairman Hamid Ansari has referred the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill, 2010, to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology, Environment and Forests. The committee is chaired by T. Subbarami Reddy. As per the Rajya Sabha notification, the Chairman referred the Bill …
Mumbai: Five months after a fire broke out in a chemistry laboratory at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc) in Trombay, killing two researchers, an incident of radioactive contamination took place at the establishment on Tuesday evening, which officials claimed was minor,
VENKATESH KESARI NEW DELH After defeating the cut motions with the help of the SP, BSP and the RJD in the Lok Sabha a few days ago, the government will be introducing the controversial Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010 in the Lower House on Friday, the last day …
The gas leak at Bhopal inflicted enough injury on the victims. The injury mounted in the following decades. The killer corporation, Indian industries body, judiciary, the Government and the politicians added to that injury, by doing nothing. The worst injury came from the verdict that almost let off every culprit …
Emissions of CO2 and other greenhouse gases can be reduced significantly using existing technologies, but stabilizing concentrations will require a technological revolution because it will require fundamental change, achieved within a relatively short period of time. Inspiration for a climate technology revolution is often drawn from the Apollo space program …
RASHME SEHGAL NEW DELHI `The govt was keen to have the N-facilities insured but no Indian insurance company wanted to take such a risk' While the govern ment is keen to push the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill (CLNDB) 2010 in Parliament, it turns out that none of its …
Liability provisions should be revised periodically to ensure they are adequate and aligned with international practice Anshu Bharadwaj / April 22, 2010, 0:09 IST The government has recently drafted the
Kanika Datta / New Delhi April 20, 2010, 1:21 IST Getting the requisite numbers to pass the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010 in the Lok Sabha may be the least of the United Progressive Alliance
Energy is a prime requirement for sustainable development and poverty reduction. The energy dimension of poverty is fundamental. Lack of energy/electricity perpetuates poverty as it precludes most industrial activities and the jobs they create. The author brings out that in order to meet the Millennium Development Goals of halving poverty …
There's far too much to be said against Nuclear Liability Bill Twenty-five years ago, thousands of Bhopal residents fell victim to a gas leak from a local Union Carbide plant. Five years later, the Supreme Court put its imprimatur on a deal between Carbide, the government and others, setting Carbide
Siddharth Varadarajan New Delhi: The Union Cabinet overrode strong objections from both the Finance and Environment Ministries in approving the controversial Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill November last, The Hindu has learned. These objections related to the impact of the law on safety standards and on providing adequate compensation …
Pressure is mounting on Toyota days before its chief faces a US con- gressional grilling. This after new documents revealed the automaker boasted of saving $100 mil- lion by limiting its safety recalls. The beleaguered Japanese giant has pulled more than eight million vehicles worldwide and faces a host of …
Mumbai: A director with the Tarapur Atomic Power Station is among the eight recipients of the International Excellence Award given by World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO). Shashi Bhattacharya, station director of Tarapur Atomic Power Station Units 1 and 2 of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) was awarded …
Karwar: Intelligence agencies had warned the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) authorities about possible threats to the security of the Kaiga power plant. Raman Gupta, Superintendent of Police, Uttar Kannada had written on two occasions to the officials in charge of the security of the plant conveying the …
