Energy

Question raised in Lok Sabha on power generation capacity, 03/12/2015

Question raised in Lok Sabha on power generation capacity, 03/12/2015. The State/UT-wise details of Installed Capacity and targets fixed for power generation with actual quantity of power generated from each of the power project during the last three years and current year are at Annex . The generation targets are fixed on year to year basis.

Publication Date: 
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Lok Sabha
Tags:
Electricity, Power Industry, Thermal Power Plants, Nuclear Power Plants, India, Statistics, Parliament, Hydroelectricity
Environment

Jaitapur nuclear plant’s eco clearance lapses

The proposed 9900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (JNPP) has run into fresh trouble with the partial and conditional five-year environmental clearance granted to it on November 26, 2010 lapsing l

Publication Date: 
03/12/2015
Alok Deshpande
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Environment Clearance (EC), Nuclear Power Plants, Jaitapur, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Land Acquisition, Ratnagiri (D), Environment
Energy

Can Japan improve on its INDC-based target for CO2 intensity in the electricity sector? estimation of renewable electricity and nuclear power in 2030

This paper assesses the potential for improving the CO2 intensity of Japan’s electricity sector—the units of carbon dioxide emitted per units of electricity generated—by examining the potential for the feasibility of restarting nuclear power plants and increasing renewable electricity generation by 2030.

Publication Date: 
01/12/2015
Takako Wakiyama, Akihisa Kuriyama
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES)
Tags:
Carbon Intensity, Carbon Dioxide, Electricity, Renewable Energy, Nuclear Power, Japan, Nuclear Power Plants
Energy

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding clearance for Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) at Mithivirdi, District Bhavnagar, Gujarat, 05/11/2015

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Shaktisinh Gohil & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/11/2015 regarding clearance for Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) at Mithivirdi, District Bhavnagar, Gujarat.

Judgement Date: 
05/11/2015
Tags:
Nuclear Power Plants, Environment Clearance (EC), National Green Tribunal (NGT), Court, Bhavnagar (D), Gujarat, Coastal Regulations
Hazardous Waste

Citizens group sues California agency over nuclear waste burial

A civilian watchdog group sued a California coastal agency on Tuesday, seeking to overturn its decision to allow 1,800 tons (1,632 tonnes) of radioactive waste from a closed nuclear power plant to

Publication Date: 
04/11/2015
Reuters
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Nuclear Waste, California, United States Of America (US), Radioactive Waste, Nuclear Power Plants, Uranium, Environment
Energy

Bolivia plans to build $300m nuclear complex with research reactor

Bolivia has announced plans to build a $300m nuclear complex, including a research reactor, with Russian technology and help from Argentina.

Publication Date: 
30/10/2015
Guardian (UK)
Tags:
Energy, Nuclear Power, Bolivia, Argentina, Nuclear Power Plants, Electricity
Energy

Power struggle

The UK government’s decision to subsidize a nuclear power station while cutting support for renewables is short-sighted. (Editorial)

Original Source

Publication Date: 
29/10/2015
Nature
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Tags:
Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, United Kingdom (UK), Nuclear Power Plants, Subsidies
Climate Change

Climate change and nuclear power 2015

This report provides a comprehensive review of the potential role of nuclear power in mitigating global climate change and its contribution to other economic, energy and environmental challenges.

Publication Date: 
20/10/2015
International Atomic Energy Agency
Tags:
Climate Change, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power Plants, Green House Gases, Radiation, Nuclear Safety, Waste Management, Waste Disposal, Energy Intensity, India, Global, Climate Mitigation
Land

Cabinet allots 41ha land for MP's first nuclear power plant

BHOPAL: State cabinet on Tuesday allotted 41.49 hectare land for Chutka Nuclear Power Plant in Mandla district.

Publication Date: 
24/09/2015
Suchandana Gupta
Times Of India (Bhopal)
Tags:
Madhya Pradesh, Land Acquisition, Nuclear Power Plants, Displacement, Tribals, Compensation, Land, Mandla (D)
Hazardous Waste

Fishermen OK Tepco’s plan to dump Fukushima plant water into sea

FUKUSHIMA – Fishermen in Fukushima Prefecture on Tuesday approved a plan by Tokyo Electric Power Co. to take contaminated groundwater continuously flowing into the stricken Fukushima No.

Publication Date: 
26/08/2015
Japan Times (Japan)
Tags:
Hazardous Waste, Radioactive Waste, Japan, Nuclear Power Plants, Fisherfolk, Marine Ecosystems, Groundwater Pollution, Marine Pollution

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