Energy

Radiation reloaded: ecological impacts of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident 5 years later

The report is based on a large body of independent scientific research in impacted areas in the Fukushima region, as well as investigations by Greenpeace radiation specialists over the past five years.

Publication Date: 
04/03/2016
Greenpeace Japan
Tags:
Nuclear Accidents, Nuclear Power Plants, Radiation, Japan, Environment, Ecosystems, Forests, Freshwater Ecosystems, Water Pollution, Wildlife
Energy

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Safety of Nuclear Power Plants, 24/02/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Safety of Nuclear Power Plants, 24/02/2016. The Government had in July 2014, announced a target of tripling the then capacity of 4780 MW in next ten years (by the year 2024).

Publication Date: 
24/02/2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Safety
Energy

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Nuclear Power Plants, 24/02/2016

Question raised in Lok Sabha on Nuclear Power Plants, 24/02/2016. The installed nuclear power capacity in the country comprises twenty one reactors with a total capacity of 5780 MW. The plant wise details are given in Annexure.

Publication Date: 
Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Nuclear Power Plants, India, Statistics, Parliament
Energy

Production from Kudankulam reactor crosses 500 MWe

The first reactor of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project on Monday resumed generating electricity.

Publication Date: 
02/02/2016
P. Sudakar
Hindu (Chennai)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Nuclear Power Plants, Koodunkulam APS, Electricity, Nuclear Power, Energy
Environment

Activists decry Konkan mega projects

The multi-purpose port, India’s biggest refinery and the Jaitapur nuclear plant threaten the coast's ecology.

Publication Date: 
28/01/2016
Alok Deshpande, Rahi Gaikwad
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Jaitapur, Nuclear Power Plants, Ecology, Environmentalists, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Industrial Pollution, Environmental Health, Health Effects, Environment
Energy

Jaitapur nuclear project: Renewed push, amid lingering concerns

Festering question marks over the EPR’s robustness and added worries of cost-related viability of new projects based on this technology are areas of concern

Publication Date: 
27/01/2016
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Jaitapur, Nuclear Power Plants, Energy Technology, Ratnagiri (D), Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation, Nuclear Power, Energy
Energy

Egypt to Sign Final Contract On Dabaa Nuclear Plant in January

Egypt and Russia are going to sign a final contract on the Dabaa nuclear plant next month, after Russia made the best of three offers, Egypt's electricity minister told reporters Monday.

Publication Date: 
29/12/2015
All Africa
Tags:
Energy, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power Plants, Egypt, Russia, Electricity, Africa
Energy

Iran says Russia to begin building 2 nuclear plant units next week

Russia will begin building two nuclear power plant units in Iran next week, Mehr news agency quoted an Iranian nuclear official as saying, under a deal signed in Moscow last year between subsidiari

Publication Date: 
23/12/2015
Reuters
Tags:
Energy, Russia, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power Plants, Iran
Environment

Jaitapur nuclear power project: Protesters write to Japan PM, warn of stepping up pressure

Say in light of its own experience, Japan should not put profits of its nuclear industry before the environment.

Publication Date: 
11/12/2015
Indian Express (Mumbai)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Jaitapur, Nuclear Power Plants, Environmental Security, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Environment Clearance (EC), Japan, Nuclear Accidents, Environment
Energy

The Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill, 2015

The Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill, 2015 was introduced in Lok Sabha on December 7, 2015. The Bill was introduced by the Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy, Mr. Jitendra Singh. The Bill proposes to amend the Atomic Energy Act, 1962.

Publication Date: 
07/12/2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Atomic Energy Act 1962, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power Plants, India, Parliament, Public Sector

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