Cargo meant for Pak nuclear programme held in Mumbai

Security agencies at Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port intercepted and seized the consignment of a Karachi-bound ship from China after it was found carrying a dual-use consignment with implications for......

India's Forever Debt To Bhabha, Sarabhai

Dr Bhabha and Dr Sarabhai didn't feel guilty for their ambitions; it was for those 'mad scientists' that India is a powerhouse -- both at the atomic level and in the vastness of space, observes......

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......

NPCIL admits malware attack at Kudankulam nuke plant

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India on Wednesday admitted to a malware attack on one of the computers in Kudankualm Nuclear Power Plant, a day after the plant authorities had asserted that cyber......

India and major nuclear-power producers in the world

Nuclear power forms a big part of energy production in some countries, while not so much in other nations. Here we take a look at some major nuclear-power producers, including India, in the world,......

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......

US nuclear firms close in on Indian market

Stakes in India's nuclear power generation programme are among the highest in the world. With plans to generate 60,000 MWe (megawatt electrical) by 2030, up from just 4,120 MWe on Thursday, India......

'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......