Chennai: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd has postponed the expected date of commissioning of the first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant to June. With a physical progress completed upto 99.66 per cent, the 1,000 MW first unit is expected to be commissioned in June, NPCIL website said.
Earlier, NPCIL expected it to be commissioned by May. NPCIL is building two 1,000 MW VVER nuclear power units with Russian collaboration at Kudankulam in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu.
The Supreme Court had on May 6 cleared hurdles in commissioning of the controversial plant, saying that the safety and security requirements have been taken care of and the project would benefit larger public interest. The project has missed several deadlines since December 2012 following protests by locals over safety concerns.
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01:26 AM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court was moved on Tuesday, seeking a direction to the government not to take steps for commissioning the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu till allegations of use of sub-standard equipment and the impact on the reactor and the public safety were probed. The application by G Sundarrajan has sought directions to the government not to bring the nuclear power plants reactors to initial criticality till...
04:29 AM, Apr 24, 2013
New Delhi: An anti-nuclear activist on Tuesday approached the Supreme Court seeking to restrain the Centre from commissioning the Kudankulam nuclear plant alleging that sub-standard equipment have been used in the plant making it unsafe. The petitioner, on whose plea against the plant the apex court has reserved its verdict, filed an application alleging that new "revelation" has come to light which raises questions on the safety of the plant....
07:45 PM, Apr 23, 2013
The commercial operation of the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) has been delayed further and is expected to commence in February. The commercial operation of the 1000 MW first unit of the Indo-Russian project, which had been delayed following anti-nuclear protests, was expected in February, the Nuclear Power Corporation Limited (NPCIL) said. ...
01:21 PM, Jan 12, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its order on a plea seeking a stay on commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear plant till all safety measures are put in place. Following a marathon arguments spanning the last three months, a bench of justices KS Radhakrishnan and Dipak Misra reserved its order on the plea that questioned the safety and security of people, the environmental impact and other issues linked...
05:05 PM, Dec 06, 2012
Chennai: The Centre on Saturday made it clear there was no plan to dump Uranium waste from the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in defunct gold mines at Kolar Gold Fields (KGF) in Karnataka. Amid media reports that Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd has decided to dump the uranium waste in KGF, Minister of State in PMO V Narayanasamy said the waste will not be taken to KGF. He also...
03:01 PM, Nov 24, 2012
Kolar: Protests have broken out in Karnataka's Kolar district after reports that the government is planning to dump nuclear waste from the Kudankulam nuclear power plant into the defunct gold mines. Residents of Kolar observed a bandh on Friday against the move and backed by the MLAs and MPs. The bandh came two days after a government reply to the Supreme Court that waste from the Kudankulam nuclear plant will...
05:17 PM, Nov 23, 2012
There is 'not a shred of evidence' that genetically-modified food is harmful to humans yet a committee appointed by the Supreme Court has advised a ...
09:39 PM, Nov 05, 2012
Russia's Deputy PM Dmitry Rogozin said that opinions on Kudankulam plant must be respected, but asserted that it was completely safe. ...
04:40 PM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: A day ahead of his talks here, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin on Sunday said Russia respected India's nuclear liability law, but indicated that the price of Kudankulam reactors III and IV may have to be renegotiated. Rogozin also said that Russia will present to India the agreed schedule on the delivery of the refurbished aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov, whose delivery to the Indian Navy was expected...
09:50 AM, Oct 15, 2012
New Delhi: On the eve of a key bilateral meeting, Russia said the cost of the next phase of the Kudankulam atomic project would escalate if it has to bear additional liabilities arising from a possible nuclear accident. "If there are several points that require additional assurances, of course, it will require additional money to be paid by India," visiting Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said ahead of the...
01:56 AM, Oct 15, 2012
Chennai: After launching a series of protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, anti-nuclear activists have now sought support of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, saying she took "bold and courageous stand" against the Haripur nuclear project in her state. "After all, you are the only leader who has taken a bold and courageous stand against the Haripur nuclear project in Purba Medhinipur district in West Bengal," People s...
12:14 PM, Oct 05, 2012
Kudankulam (TN): Situation has returned to normal in and around Kudankulam including nearby Idindhakarai, which witnessed heightened protests against loading of fuel in the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant a few days ago, officials claimed on Saturday. Buses were being operated in all the sensitive areas though police have been posted to monitor the situation. The services were disrupted since September 10 after anti-nuclear activists intensified their stir, protesting against authorities...
01:52 AM, Sep 30, 2012
New Delhi: Government on Friday said it was open to imposing additional conditions on the Kudankulam nuclear power project, if directed by courts, to protect the marine ecosystem of the region. The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) has met all the conditions set by the Environment Ministry while granting clearance to the project, Environment Minister Jayanthi Natarajan said. The Environment Ministry, while granting green clearance to KNPP, has asked Nuclear...
03:50 AM, Sep 29, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday made it clear that it can stop commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant if it finds that the mandatory safety requirements for it have not been put in place. A bench of justices KS Radhakrishanan and Deepak Misra said the safety of plant and the people living in its vicinity is its prime concern and issued notices to the Centre and Tamil...
06:02 PM, Sep 27, 2012
Colombo: India on Wednesday assured Sri Lanka that the safety measures instituted at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu are of the highest order and there is no threat of radiation from the atomic unit. India's High Commission in Colombo in a statement also said a Sri Lankan delegation will visit India in the coming months to discuss areas of potential cooperation, including the area of nuclear safety....
05:52 PM, Sep 26, 2012
Chennai: Thousands of fishermen on Saturday blocked the approach channel to the Tuticorin Port with their boats to protest against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), said an activist. "Fishermen in more than 2,000 boats blocked the channel in the morning protesting against the nuclear reactor at Kudankulam. Each boat on an average has four persons," J. Jones, a protestor, told IANS from a boat near Tuticorin Port around 600...
02:40 AM, Sep 23, 2012
New Delhi: Protesters agitating against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project will on Saturday attempt to lay siege to the VO Chidambaranar Port (formerly called as Tuticorin Port) at Tuticorin in country boats and mechanised vessels. The crucial loading of fuel in the first reactor has reportedly begun inside the Kudankulam nuclear plant. The protest will be led by activist SP Udayakumar, who announced the agitation plan two days ago after...
06:32 AM, Sep 22, 2012
Kudankulam: On a wind-whipped beach on India's southern tip, a small fishing community feels it is falling dangerously on the wrong side of history. While much of the world is turning its back on nuclear energy, the villagers of Kudankulam, in a part of India hit by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, say their government is gambling with their lives by opening one of Asia's first new nuclear reactors since...
04:22 AM, Sep 19, 2012
Kudankulam (TN): Around 250 people were on Sunday arrested in Tuticorin after being stopped from heading towards anti-nuclear agitators here who, in a fresh form of protest against loading of fuel in Kudankuklam plant, buried themselves upto waist in beach sand. The slogan-shouting protesters, who were held for violating police regulatory orders after being denied permission for the march, were later let off. A 'solidarity march' by cultural leaders from...
10:24 PM, Sep 16, 2012
