Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan on Sunday ruled out private sector participation in the atomic energy sector.

Addressing a press conference at Kalpakkam after taking part in the silver jubilee celebrations of the commissioning of the Fast Breeder Test Reactor, Mr.

THE Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has several ambitious plans

Raktima Bose KOLKATA: An agreement on the general characteristics of the two 1,650 MW European Pressurised Reactors (EPRs) to be set up in Maharashtra by a joint venture of French firm Areva and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is expected to be finalised by the end of 2010, Jerome Bonnafont, French Ambassador to India, said here on Tuesday.

For the moment, the government does not want to allow private companies to develop and operate nuclear power plants independently, but it surely wants private players to jump on the bandwagon to gain experience in the sector.

Sources say the Centre, having got the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill ratified by Parliament, is now preparing a road map for institution building.

THE PROPOSED site for the Jaitapur nuclear park is a sight for weary eyes with blankets of lush grass covering the plateau 25 metres above sea level.

Radiation, cancer, blindness, tardiness, cover-ups.The lessons from the Kalpakkam nuclear facility--------------

In the end, loud voices were all that mattered. After three months of extended discussions, legislators in the Indian Parliament yelled their assent.

Jyoti Malhotra / New Delhi August 27, 2010, 0:23 IST

As key world capitals scrutinise the Nuclear Liability Bill, passed by the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, for word on how the new legislation would affect potential civil nuclear agreements with India, a senior Union minister has said that private suppliers could still sign agreements with the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) clearly stati

Sanjay Jog / Mumbai August 26, 2010, 1:56 IST

Once the controversial civil nuclear liability bill takes the shape of law, a complex generating one of the highest amounts of nuclear power in India would be set up in Ratnagiri district