Energy

Capping in India's Nuclear Liability Bill - 2010

Indian nuclear industry, despite years of isolation, has reached full maturity and should now be a willing partner in the international nuclear market without compromising its interests and principles. The legislation to fix Liability for Nuclear Damage shall suit its own ethos and needs.

Publication Date: 
01/05/2010
B. B. Singh
Swadeshi Patrika
15
5
14
Tags:
Nuclear Power, Compensation, Energy, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Accidents, Legislation, India, Swadeshi Patrika, B. B. Singh
Energy

Myths about nuclear energy: how the energy lobby is pulling wool over our eyes

Anyone following the statements expressed from time to time about the renaissance of nuclear energy could get the impression that the number of new nuclear plants was increasing at an immense and steady rate. In fact, more recent statistics show 60 plants in the process of being built, the majority in China and others in Russia, India, South Korea and Japan.

Publication Date: 
31/03/2010
Gerd Rosenkranz
Heinrich Boll Foundation
Tags:
Nuclear Power, Global, India, Nuclear Wastes, Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Proliferation, Nuclear Safety, Energy
Energy

The economics of nuclear power: an update

The severe challenge posed by the need to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, especially in the
electricity generation sector, has led to renewed interest in the construction of nuclear power plants.
These would initially replace the aging stock of existing reactors, then meet electricity demand growth, and eventually replace some of the fossil-fired electricity-generating plants.

Publication Date: 
28/02/2010
Steve Thomas
Heinrich Boll Foundation
Tags:
Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power Plants, India, Global, Electricity, Economy, Subsidies, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Fuel, Energy
Energy

Nuclear power: A tool for poverty alleviation

Energy is a prime requirement for sustainable development and poverty reduction. The energy dimension of poverty is fundamental. Lack of energy/electricity perpetuates poverty as it precludes most industrial activities and the jobs they create.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2010
Sanjay Chadha
RITES Journal
12
1
22
Tags:
Indoor Air Pollution, Health Effects, Firewood, Nuclear Power, Energy, Electricity, Power Transmission, Nuclear Safety, Poverty, Africa, Asia, India, Global, Developing Countries, Statistics
Energy

Radioactive mirage

India is aggressively shopping for nuclear fuel and technology to ramp its energy production. But this will be expensive and risky. Read this special report by Down To Earth to know what this means in terms of cost, technology and safety.

Publication Date: 
15/10/2009
Savvy Soumya Misra
Down to Earth
18
10
0
Tags:
Thorium, Uranium, Health Effects, Energy Policy, Nuclear Power, Radiation, Energy, Nuclear Fuel, Nuclear Safety, Finance, International Cooperation, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), India
Energy

NSAC to be set up for safety of N-power plants

The federal government has decided to establish the National Safety Analysis Centre (NSAC) to provide technical support to the Pakistan Nuclear Regulatory Authority (PNRA) to ensure the safety of Chashma-3 and Chashma-4 nuclear power projects.

Publication Date: 
18/09/2009
Daily Times (Pakistan)
Tags:
Nuclear Power, Energy, Electricity, Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Safety, Pakistan
Energy

 Minimum nuclear liability

In case of accident, US does not want firms to pay it all nuclear reactor suppliers will not be liable if there is an accident in an atomic power plant in India. The onus of the accident would be on the operator, only partly. The rest would be on the Indian government. This, if India clears the Civil Nuclear Liability Bill. The bill, though, has not been put up for public discussions in

Publication Date: 
30/08/2009
Savvy Soumya Misra
Down to Earth
Tags:
Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Accidents, International Cooperation, Private Sector, Legislation, United States Of America (US), India, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat
Energy

Need to regulate n-power sector: Ansari

Vice-President Hamid Ansari on Wednesday called for a foolproof regulatory mechanism for the nuclear power sector, pointing out that private utility providers will be running such plants in the "not so distant future".

Publication Date: 
27/08/2009
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Nuclear Power, Energy, Electricity, Nuclear Safety, India, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)
Energy

No new nuclear plant for Pakistan: France

French Secretary of State for Foreign Trade Anne Marie Idrac on Thursday said her country would not set up a nuclear plant in Pakistan.

At a press conference, she said France would provide technical assistance to Pakistan to improve security of its existing civil nuclear facilities.

Publication Date: 
24/07/2009
Daily Times (Pakistan)
Tags:
Energy, Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Safety, Pakistan, France
Energy

France agrees to transfer of civilian nuclear technology: Pakistan facing 'energy crisis', says Qureshi

France and Pakistan have agreed to cooperate in the nuclear field, officials said Friday, with Islamabad claiming an important breakthrough in its bid to be seen as a responsible nuclear power. Following talks between France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, the French leader's office said he had offered to help Pakistan improve its "nuclear safety" capability.

Publication Date: 
16/05/2009
Business Recorder (Pakistan)
Tags:
Nuclear Power, Energy, Electricity, Nuclear Research, Nuclear Safety, Pakistan, France, India, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

Pages