Energy

Is the Department of Atomic Energy shifting the goal posts for its three-stage nuclear power programme?

In the context of India

Publication Date: 
10/02/2009
P. Rodriguez, S. M. Lee
Current Science
96
3
357
Tags:
Thorium, Energy Policy, Nuclear Power, Energy, Government Of India (GOI), India
Energy

N-deal gave India its third independence: Dr Mashelkar

India has won over its third fight for independence when it signed the nuclear deal last year, said eminent scientist and an insightful visionary Dr Raghunath Mashelkar, who was conferred honorary doctorate by Goa University today.

Publication Date: 
09/02/2009
Herald (Panjim)
Tags:
Nuclear Power, Energy, Nuclear Proliferation, Goa
Energy

Management of nuclear and radiological emergencies

The overall objective of this document on Nuclear and Radiological Emergency Guidelines is the realisation of the vision of the nation of putting the concept of prevention of nuclear and radiological emergencies into practice. However,

Publication Date: 
01/02/2009
National Disaster Management Authority
Tags:
Nuclear Power, Radioactive Waste, Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Accidents, India, National Disaster Management Authority, New Delhi, Energy
Energy

Companies racing into India's nuclear market

Deal between India and United States spurs investment rush.

Publication Date: 
08/01/2009
K. S. Jayaraman
Nature
457
7226
134
Tags:
Nuclear Power, Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, International Cooperation, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), France, Russia, India
Energy

Nuclear power on HECs New Year horizon

RUDRA BISWAS

G.K. Pillai: New avenues
Ranchi, Jan. 1: Heavy Engineering Corporation Limited. Ranchi (HEC) has resolved to forge into new avenues of nuclear and thermal power, setting itself ambitious goals to tide over the economic downturn that threatens to loom over the New Year.

Publication Date: 
02/01/2009
Telegraph (Ranchi)
Tags:
Nuclear Power, Energy, Jharkhand, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
Energy

Trade in energy services: GATS and India

Energy plays a vital role in the development of any economy and given its unequal distribution trade in energy, especially fossil fuels, is an important component of international trade. In the past, due to its public good characteristics, energy-related services were mostly supplied by the government. With liberalization and globalization the sector underwent

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
Arpita Mukherjee, Ramneet Goswami
ICRIER
Tags:
Trade, Coal, Nuclear Power, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Energy, Oil, Natural Gas, Electricity, GATT, India
Energy

 Nuclear power is a must

India is expanding uranium mining, a hazardous activity. Anil Kakodkar, the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, recently inaugurated a uranium mine at Bagjata in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand. Kakodkar, who is also secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy, spoke to ALOK GUPTA about safety concerns and the country

Publication Date: 
30/12/2008
Down to Earth
Tags:
Mining, Uranium, Nuclear Power, Energy, Nuclear Wastes, Private Sector, Purba Singhbhum, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)

 Nuclear arms race will trigger nuclear terrorism

An interview with Tilman A Ruff, Australian head of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). At Jadugoda in East Singhbhum, Jharkhand, he observed a human settlement perilously close to the mines of Uranium Corporation of India.

Publication Date: 
30/12/2008
Down to Earth
Tags:
Mining, Uranium, Nuclear Power, Energy, Nuclear Wastes, Personalities, Nuclear Proliferation, Australia, Jharkhand, Purba Singhbhum
Energy

Violating letter and spirit: Environmental clearances for Koodankulam reactors

The environmental clearance offered to the Koodankulam reactors in Tamil Nadu is not based upon a careful examination of all the potential impacts on the environment and livelihoods nor does it incorporate public concerns.

Publication Date: 
20/12/2008
M V Ramana, Divya Badami Rao
Economic and Political Weekly
43
51
14
Tags:
Marine Pollution, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Health Effects, Nuclear Power, Radiation, Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Koodunkulam APS, Nuclear Accidents, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Tamil Nadu
Energy

Safety in nuclear power plants in India

Safety in nuclear power plants (NPPs) in India is a very important topic and it is necessary to dissipate correct information to all the readers and the public at large. In this article, I have briefly described how the safety in our NPPs is maintained. Safety is accorded overriding priority in all the activities.

Publication Date: 
02/12/2008
R Deolalikar
Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
12
3
122
Tags:
Health Effects, Nuclear Power, Radiation, Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Safety, India

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