Kalpakkam atomic station goes on alert for Nilam

With cyclone 'Nilam' intensifying into a severe storm, the Madras Atomic Power Station at coastal Kalpakkam on Wednesday said the situation was being "closely watched" and asserted the plant is......

'Nuclear Has To Get Into Achche Din'

'Chinese are going bang, bang, bang building 30-35 reactors.''We should announce a programme of 50 new reactors and show that we mean business on the ground and not just announcements.' IMAGE:......

NPCIL to revisit safeguards at nuclear plants

The Nuclear Power Corporation has said it would revisit safety standards at all atomic power plants in the country in the wake of the nuclear crisis in tsunami-struck Japan. "We will sincerely......

Koodankulam N-plant: Centre's attitude not right, say activists

The Centre's announcement of setting up of an expert group to allay fears over Koodankulam nuclear plant has not been received favourably by anti-nuclear activists who have resumed their protests......

Govt slashed nuclear power budget 45% to Rs 757 cr

The government slashed the budgetary allocation for Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyutikaran Nigam (Bhavini), one of the two public sector undertakings (PSUs) for nuclear power, by 45 per cent to Rs 757......

India's first fast breeder reactor by 2010

India will commission its first 500-Mw fast breeder reactor (FBR) for generating commercial nuclear energy by the end of next year. The reactor, when commissioned, will mark the country's entry......

'7 nuclear reactors to be ready by Sept 2010'

The country is operating 16 nuclear reactors with a total capacity of around 3,900 megawatt electrical. Seven more with a capacity of 338 Mwe are under construction and likely to commence......

NTPC aims to put nuclear plant 5 yrs ahead of plan

NTPC Ltd has stepped up its plans to set up a nuclear power plant. The company hopes the 2000-Mw plant, to be set up in South India, will be up and running by 2012, ahead of the projected 2017. Two......