Nuclear Reactor
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Russia offers India third-generation reactors for another nuclear project after Kudankulam
World | Jul 11, 2017, 10:40 PM ISTRussia has offered the latest "Generation 3-plus" nuclear reactor -- the VVER-1200 -- powered by advanced fuel to India for the new project.
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Nuclear reactor at Kalpakkam: World's envy, India's pride
World | Jul 02, 2017, 11:35 AM ISTThe Department of Atomic Energy is getting ready to commission its ultra-modern indigenously designed and locally mastered fast breeder reactor.
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India announces Rs 1500 cr insurance pool to nuclear reactor suppliers
India | Mar 21, 2015, 05:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: A month after the nuclear liability law became functional, India announced a Rs 1,500 crore insurance pool to indemnify international and domestic nuclear reactor suppliers against liability in case of an accident.Sources said
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No change in nuclear liability law: MEA
India | Feb 09, 2015, 11:48 PM ISTNew Delhi: The NDA government, in a statement on Sunday, has made it clear that it will not amend India's liability law. It also mentioned that recently an understanding has been reached with the United States
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It's official: China involved in six nuclear projects in Pakistan
World | Feb 09, 2015, 10:52 AM ISTNew Delhi: An official associated with National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in China has revealed that Beijing has been involved in the construction of Six nuclear reactors in Pakistan. It is for the first time
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India, US close to breaking N-deal deadlock
India | Jan 25, 2015, 08:33 AM ISTNew Delhi: India and the US are on the verge of breaking their deadlock to operationalise the civil nuclear agreement, top government sources said. According a Times of India report, the American authorities will go
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Pakistan's fourth nuclear reactor at Khushab now operational
World | Jan 17, 2015, 02:18 PM ISTWashington: Pakistan's fourth heavy water reactor at Khushab nuclear site which allows it to build a larger number of miniaturised plutonium-based nuclear weapons now appears to be operational, a US think-tank has said.The reactor is
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Unit 5 of RAPS now world's 2nd longest running nuclear reactor
India | Sep 07, 2014, 07:01 AM ISTRawatbhata (Rajasthan): India's nuclear power programme yesterday reached a new milestone after Unit 5 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station became the second longest running reactor in the world by being in operation for 765
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Meet the genius from England who built nuclear reactor at the age of 13
World | Mar 12, 2014, 07:07 AM ISTNew Delhi: A 13-year-old student at Penwortham Priory Academy in Preston, England has astounded the science world by becoming the youngest person in the world to build a nuclear reactor.His name is Jamie Edwards. He
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Japan receives 1st nuclear reactor fuel since 2011
World | Jun 27, 2013, 10:35 AM ISTTokyo, June 27: A power plant has received the first shipment of reprocessed nuclear reactor fuel sent to Japan since the 2011 disaster that forced it to shut down reactors. The fuel, a mixture of
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Bill Gates Developing Nuclear Reactor With China
World | Dec 07, 2011, 10:24 PM ISTBeijing, Dec 7: Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates says he is in discussions with China to jointly develop a new kind of nuclear reactor. During a talk at China's ministry of science & technology on
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Emergency At Pak Nuclear Reactor
World | Oct 20, 2011, 09:52 PM ISTKarachi, Oct 20: A seven-hour emergency was declared at a key nuclear power plant in Pakistani city of Karachi after heavy water leaked from a feeder pipe of the reactor but no one was affected
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All 6 Reactors At Fukushima Reconnected To Power Lines
World | Mar 23, 2011, 10:01 AM ISTTokyo/Fukushima, Mar 22 : Japanese workers struggling to avert a nuclear disaster today succeeded in reconnecting all six reactors to power lines at the quake-hit Fukushima plant, marking a significant progress in the tedious task
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Germany Shuts Down 7 Nuke Reactors
World | Mar 16, 2011, 09:50 AM ISTBerlin, March 15: German today ordered a temporary shut-down of seven oldest nuclear reactors in the country, a day after it announced a thorough review of the safety systems of all 17 such units in
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Japan's Nuclear Crisis On Verge Of Catastrophe Post-Quake
World | Mar 15, 2011, 07:49 PM ISTFukushima/Tokyo, Mar 15: Japan's nuclear crisis assumed dangerous dimensions today as two more blasts rocked the quake-crippled Fukushima plant spewing large amounts of radioactive material which may float towards Tokyo, with Premier Naoto Kan warning