Nuclear Fuel

The World Nuclear Waste Report 2019: focus Europe

The amount of nuclear waste is growing worldwide. But even 70 years after the beginning of the nuclear age, no country in the world has found a real solution for the radiating legacy of nuclear power. The final disposal of nuclear waste poses major challenges to governments worldwide.

Publication Date:

01/11/2019

Source: Heinrich Boll Foundation

Tags:

Nuclear Wastes, Nuclear Fuel, Europe, Global, Nuclear Power

Mining

UCIL to take up 13 new uranium mining projects

Asnani said that these projects have received in-principal clearances and that the preparation for their Detailed Project Report (DPR) has been initiated.

Publication Date:

03/06/2019

Source: New Indian Express (Hyderabad)

Tags:

Telangana, Uranium Corporation Of India Ltd (UCIL), Mining, Nuclear Fuel

Energy

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding construction of the AFR (Away-from Reactor) facility for Kudankulam nuclear power plant, Tamil Nadu, 02/07/2018

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of G. Sundarrajan Vs Union of India Ministry of Environment and Forest Secretary dated 02/07/2018 regarding construction of the AFR (Away-from Reactor) facility for Kudankulam nuclear power plant.

Supreme Court gives Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) an extension till 30.4.2022 for the construction of AFR (Away-from-Reactor) for Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant’s spent fuel.

Judgement Date:

02/07/2018

Tags:

Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Fuel, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Supreme Court, Tamil Nadu, Nuclear Safety

Energy

Spent fuel will be stored at KKNPP site itself: NPCIL

Says plant has enough capacity to store it for a few years more

Publication Date:

07/05/2018

Source: Hindu (New Delhi)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Nuclear Fuel, Koodunkulam APS, Nuclear Power, Energy

Energy

Shut down Kudankulam till spent fuel facility is ready

NGO says operation of units without proper storage space poses a risk

Publication Date:

23/04/2018

Source: Hindu (Chennai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Koodunkulam APS, Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Supreme Court, NGO, Nuclear Fuel, Nuclear Power, Energy

Energy

Jaitapur project: France will supply nuclear fuel if needed, says EDF chief

France’s EDF Group hopes that the terms of the deal to build a nuclear power plant in Jaitapur will be finalised by December 2018.

Publication Date:

14/03/2018

Source: Business Line (New Delhi)

Tags:

Maharashtra, Jaitapur, Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Fuel, France, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Nuclear Power, Energy

Energy

NPCIL’s stand on spent fuel riles environmentalists

Asking Supreme Court to grant 5 more years to build ‘Away From Reactor’ facility for Kudankulam plants testifies to lack of technical knowhow’

Publication Date:

01/03/2018

Source: Hindu (Chennai)

Tags:

Tamil Nadu, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Fuel, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Environmentalists, Koodunkulam APS, Energy

Energy

Westinghouse bailout fuels hope for India’s nuclear energy sector

NEW DELHI: The New Year has brought a fresh ray of hope in India's nuclear energy sector, with Westinghouse, the bankrupt energy company being sold to a Canadian investment major, Brookfield Busine

Publication Date:

10/01/2018

Source: Times Of India (New Delhi)

Tags:

Nuclear Power, Nuclear Fuel, India, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Power Industry, Energy

Energy

Russia nuclear chief asks global community to develop n-fuel cycle tech crucial to India’s energy programme

Crucial for implementing the Indian atomic power programme, the closed nuclear fuel cycle is the future of the global industry, according to a Russian expert.

Publication Date:

03/11/2017

Source: Indian Express (New Delhi)

Tags:

Nuclear Power, Nuclear Fuel, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Russia, Energy Technology, Nuclear Power Plants, Energy

Energy