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Reiterating that the nuclear power plants in Kudankulam were “the safest in the world”, Russian Ambassador to India Alexander M. Kadakin on Tuesday said his country could not allow its scientists to remain idle indefinitely. “We are not setting any deadline. But our scientists are sitting idle since October 2011. …
VELLORE/ THIRUVANNAMALAI: The unscheduled power cuts prevailing across the state have led to the convergence of a focused demand for the early commissioning of the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) by representatives from industries, political parties and farmers’ bodies. As the demand for the commissioning of the plant gets vociferous, …
Entire Pettai area is experiencing power cut for nearly 9 hours a day which badly affects the students Demanding the immediate commissioning of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), a group of Muslims from Pettai near here submitted a petition to Collector R. Selvaraj during the weekly grievance day meeting held …
If Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) is commissioned, 1,000 MW share for Tamil Nadu would put an end to the prevailing power crisis, T.K. Sathyaseelan, president of All India Congress Labour Front (AICFL) and also president of KNPP Supporting People's Movement, said here on Sunday. Consult Speaking to reporters, Mr. …
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa has been making “contradictory statements” on the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) issue after initially supporting it, former Union Minister and Congress leader EVKS Elangovan alleged on Sunday. “The Chief Minister has been making contradictory statements on the issue after assuming power. When she …
Japan's trade minister approved nearly $9 billion in additional support for Tokyo Electric Power Co to help compensate victims of the Fukushima nuclear crisis on Monday, but said the government would not go ahead with a plan to inject tax money into utility unless it got adequate management say. The …
Residents of popular Baltic Sea resort Mielno, one of three sites shortlisted to host Poland's first nuclear plant early in the next decade, on Sunday voted overwhelmingly against the plan. Some 94 percent of the 2,389 people who took part in the referendum opposed, with only 5 percent supporting it, …
CHENNAI: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday constituted a four-member expert panel to go into safety features of the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project and consider the apprehensions of the local people. Former Atomic Energy Commission chief M R Srinivasan, Prof D Arivoli and Prof S Iniyan from Anna University’s Physics …
Bringing some degree of clarity to the negotiations on the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant, France said construction of the European Pressurised Reactor (EPR) plant could start in less than a year’s time. Following the Fukushima nuclear accident and protests at Jaitapur, signing of a commercial agreement between French company …
Japan's nuclear watchdog on Wednesday postponed the completion of its review on stress tests on the first pair of dozens of idled reactors, an initial step in rebuilding public trust in atomic energy after the worst nuclear accident in 25 years. Only three of Japan's 54 reactors are online 11 …
The UK's greenhouse gas output climbed 3.1 percent in 2010 as people used more gas to heat their homes amid colder weather and more nuclear plants were closed for maintenance, according to final government estimates published Tuesday. The country emitted 590.4 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent of the six greenhouse …
Work on the survey of land at Gorakhpur village — the site for Haryana’s first nuclear power plant — came to a halt on Monday after irate villagers held three engineers of a private company hostage for five hours. According to sources, the engineers of DBM Geo-Technology and Construction Company, …
While appealing to the Tamil Nadu Government to cooperate with the Centre in ensuring the early commissioning of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has warned that those acting against the nation's welfare and development with funding of foreign agencies would have to face stern action. …
In the course of a technical review, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has found that the original set of computer systems accompanying French nuclear major Areva’s EPR reactor units need “further reinforcement” to meet the regulatory requirements. A set of two EPR units are to be deployed …
CHENNAI: In a move that could end the impasse over the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP), Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Saturday announced that an expert committee would be constituted by the State government to study the safety aspects of the plant as well as allay fears of locals about …
CHENNAI: Manithaneya Makkal Katchi on Friday said the argument that the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant would augment the power availability in Tamil Nadu was based on “wrong information”. Participating in the discussion on the motion of thanks to the Governor’s address, MMK leader MH Jawahirullah said the Unit I of …
NPCIL steps to allay concern about safety The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project can be readied for commissioning in three months if the local agitation against it comes to an end, the project's Site Director M. Kasinath Balaji has said. At a press conference here on Friday, he said a test …
With efforts to break the logjam over the Kudankulam Nuclear power plant hitting a dead-end, the Tamil Nadu Government has decided to constitute an expert panel to look into the “fears and concerns” of locals over the project. Making this announcement in the Assembly today, the Chief Minister, Ms J. …
Leaks of radioactive water have become more frequent at Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant less than two months after it was declared basically stable. The problem underlines the continuing challenges facing Tokyo Electric Power Company as it attempts to keep the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant under control. A massive earthquake …
Speakers at the workshop reiterate that people living in the vicinity of the power plants are safe Radiation level in nuclear power plants is not harmful to those who are working inside the plant and more so to those living in hamlets around the nuclear reactors, reiterated speakers at a …
