Indian nuclear operators and scientists on Sunday said the failure of Japanese nuclear reactors was mainly due to the devastating tsunami, which led to external electricity failure and termed the incident "rare combination of events." They also commended their counterparts in Japan for carrying out an excellent procedure in the aftermath of the worst tsunami and preventing any external radiation e
Finland consumes nearly 17,000 units of electric power per capita annually; its share of nuclear electricity is about 28 per cent. Though its nuclear power programme is very modest compared to that of U.S. or U.K.
Batting for the use of atomic energy, Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh today slammed environmentalists opposed to it, saying the ongoing debate over the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant was more political than technical in nature.
Amid concerns over nuclear waste management at the 10,000Mw plant in Maharashtra, Ramesh said it was not an immediate problem for India.
This new study produced through a collaboration between World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and Ecofys outlines how all the world's energy can be provided cleanly, renewably and economically by 2050.
CHENNAI: Four nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) reconnaissance vehicles, fitted with several sensors, for monitoring areas contaminated by the use of nuclear and chemical warfare agents were handed over to the Army in Pune on Tuesday.
Even as the semester row continues between the Delhi University administration and teachers' association, the Executive Committee (EC) of the university yesterday decided to institute a three-member panel to fix blame in the case of radiation exposure in April.
The move came after the EC discussed the report of a university-instituted enquiry on the disposal of radioactive material from its che
Even before the intra-ministry spat over the Navi Mumbai airport has settled, the comments made by union ministerof state for science and technology Prithviraj Chavan over the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power project, which is yet to gain environment clearance, have invited voices of discontent from activists and experts.
At a press conference on Saturday in Mumbai, Chavan had given a clean-chit
