
New Delhi: The first unit of the Kundankulam nuclear power project is expected to start generating electricity in the next 40 days, Minister of State in the rime Minister's Office V Narayanasamy said on Monday. He said the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) officials were at the Kudankulam project site and inspecting the plant. "The first reactor of 1000 MW will be operational within 40 days from today," Narayanasamy told...

04:52 PM, Apr 23, 2012

New Delhi: An expert group constituted by the government on Kudankulum Nuclear Power Project on Tuesday submitted it's supplementary report. In the report, the panel concludes that the nuclear project is proceeding as per the stipulations of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) and with all clearances it meets with current safety requirements and is safe for operations. The expert panel also addressed all safety issues to allay fears, but since...

07:34 PM, Jan 31, 2012

New Delhi: There was no release of radiation from the sole medical device containing radioactive material in the AMRI Hospital in Kolkata where a massive fire broke out this morning, the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board said. A High Dose Rate brachytherapy unit with radioactive Iridium-192 as source was situated in the lower basement of the Kolkata Hospital where the fire broke out, AERB secretary R Bhattacharya said in a statement....

08:41 PM, Dec 09, 2011

Mumbai: Continued protests against the Jaitapur nuclear power project have now forced Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan to visit the area. While environmental and compensation concerns dominated this open house session conducted by the State government in Mumbai in January. Tough questions are now being raised about the technology, particularly the choice of European Pressurised Reactor or EPR. Former Chairman, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, Dr A Gopalkrishnan said, "The EPR...

10:22 AM, Feb 26, 2011

Umang Singh's family is now demanding an inquiry into the matter. ...

09:52 PM, Dec 31, 2009

All top BARC officials remained incommunicado throughout the day. ...

03:17 AM, Dec 31, 2009