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Japan says India’s nuclear MoU “legally binding”

Nuclear experts describe the MoU as a backdoor attempt to draw India into the NPT

Publication Date: 
21/03/2016
Kallol Bhattacherjee
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Nuclear Power, Japan, Nuclear Fuel, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Nuclear Safety, Energy
Mining

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding manual mining of beach sand minerals, 08/02/2016

Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Souuthern Zone, Chennai) in the matter of Southern Region Mines and Mineral based Workers Welfare Association Vs Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change dated 08/02/2016 regarding manual mining of beach sand minerals as against mechanized mining.

NGT asks Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change to consider the representations of V.V.Minerals and Industrial Minerals India Private Ltd. seeking for relaxation of the condition of manual mining and shifting to mechanized mining of beach sand minerals.

Judgement Date: 
08/02/2016
Tags:
Sand, Mining, Beaches, National Green Trbunal (NGT), Court, Tamil Nadu, Tirunelveli (D), Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Occupational Health, Health Effects
Energy

Jaitapur N-project makes headway

New India-France Agreement To Conform To `Make In India' Campaign

Publication Date: 
13/04/2015
Times Of India (New Delhi)
Tags:
Maharashtra, Jaitapur, Nuclear Power Plants, Ratnagiri (D), Department Of Atomic Energy (DAE), Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Nuclear Power, Energy
Energy

AERB nod to NPCIL to erect major equipment at Rajasthan N-power plant

Asks NPCIL to comply with 10 conditions including application of safety measures suggested after Fukushima accident.

Publication Date: 
16/03/2015
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Rajasthan, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB)
Energy

AERB sets 2015 deadline for additional nuclear safety

Board chief for more interactions with public to allay fears

Publication Date: 
16/10/2014
V. Venkatasubramanian
Hindu (New Delhi)
Tags:
Nuclear Power, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Nuclear Safety, Japan, Nuclear Accidents, Environmental Security, Energy
Environment

MoEF panel not satisfied with EIA of Mithivirdi nuclear plant

Asks NPCIL to submit revised report with specific data on radioactivity, land acquisition

Publication Date: 
08/10/2014
Premal Balan
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
Gujarat, Bhavnagar (D), Nuclear Power Plants, Central Expert Appraisal Committee (CEAC), Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Land Acquisition, Environment Impact Assessment (EIA), Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Environment Clearance (EC), Forest Act 1980, Farmers, Environment
Energy

All nuclear power plants safe: Government

Safety review of all Indian NPPs was conducted by a task force of NPCIL and the expert committee of AERB

Publication Date: 
09/07/2014
Business Standard (New Delhi)
Tags:
India, Nuclear Power Plants, Nuclear Safety, Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL), Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Earthquakes, Tsunami, Floods, Nuclear Power, Energy
Energy

Nuclear plant near Chennai all set for milestone

Far removed from any protest-din, a nuclear power plant 40 km south of Chennai, is all set to achieving a milestone – loading of liquid sodium.

Publication Date: 
02/07/2014
M Ramesh
Business Line (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Chennai (D), Nuclear Power Plants, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Koodunkulam APS, Electricity, Nuclear Power, Energy
Energy

Kudankulam Plant Safe, Says SC

Govts have carried out court-mandated safety measures at the nuclear plant, it said

The Supreme Court on Thursday shrugged off the last objections from activists and people that the Central and Tamil Nadu governments had failed to carry out court-mandated safety measures to clear the commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear power project.

Publication Date: 
09/05/2014
Samanwaya Rautray
Economic Times (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Tirunelveli (D), Koodunkulam APS, Nuclear Safety, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Nuclear Fuel, Nuclear Power, Energy
Energy

Supreme Court dismisses plea to stall commissioning of Kudankulam nuclear plant

Petitioner's advocate had alleged that the plant had been commissioned in grave disregard of the safety guidelines.

In a moral boost for the outgoing UPA-II, the Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a petition to stall commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu while expressing satisfaction at the government’s steps towards safety measures.

Publication Date: 
09/05/2014
Utkarsh Anand
Indian Express (New Delhi)
Tags:
Tamil Nadu, Tirunelveli (D), Koodunkulam APS, Nuclear Safety, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Nuclear Fuel, Nuclear Power, Energy

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