Third 700MW Reactor Achieved Criticality

With this, the unit has exited the construction phase and began the operational phase. IMAGE: The Rajasthan Atomic Power Station. Photograph: Press Information Bureau The first 700 MW Pressurised......

Govt to rope in pvt sector to build small N-reactors

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday proposed roping in the private sector to boost the share of nuclear power in India's energy basket, as it aims to achieve net zero carbon......

Fuel shortage cripples nuclear power stations

The commissioning of two new atomic power stations, slated for this month, has been postponed indefinitely because of sustained nuclear fuel shortage, which is also affecting theexisting atomic......

Indigenous Kakrapar atomic plant-3 achieves criticality

Indigenously developed Unit-3 of Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP-3) in Gujarat's Surat district achieved its criticality, or its normal operating condition, for the first time on Wednesday, the......

N-power plant to be commissioned in 2015

Nuclear Power Corporation's first indigenous 700 Mega Watt Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor at Kakrapar Atomic Power Project in Gujarat is expected to be commissioned in 2015. About 70 per cent of......

Land trouble may trip N-power in Gujarat

Vashram Patel, a farmer in the Jasapara village in Gujarat, says it is better to "fight and die" on his land rather than move to another place. "Most of us are illiterate and we have done nothing......

Nalco to foray into energy sector

Poised for a big leap in its diversification plan, aluminium giant NALCO is all set to invest around Rs 40,000 crore (Rs 400 billion) to make a foray into energy sector besides implementing a host......

Engineering giants gear to set up N-projects

With passage of the nuclear liability Bill, the heavy engineering supply chain, led by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Bharat Forge Ltd (BFL), is gearing to take up......