Chennai: The first unit of the 1,000 MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), set up by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL), is almost ready for beginning the fission process, said a top official of the country's atomic regulator.
"As of now, the test reports and the results submitted by NPCIL relating to the first unit of KNPP are satisfactory. A team of experts will be going to KNPP ON Monday. If all things go well, it will be in matter days we will issue the sanction for the reactor beginning the fission process," Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) chairman SS Bajaj told reporters.
According to him, the unit will be given five-year operational licence. The licence period may be restricted, if needed, based on the plant's performance parameters, Bajaj added.
Queried about the manner of complying with the 15 directions given by the apex court on Monday when it gave its nod for the plant, Bajaj said: "We have an advisory committee. The Supreme Court's directions have been given to it. It will decide whether any new committee has to be set up or the existing set-up is sufficient to comply with the apex court orders."...
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11:25 PM, May 07, 2013
Chennai: With the apex court giving its nod Monday for the first 1,000 MW unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), it is now for the regulatory board to give its sanction to operationalise it, an official said. The ball is now in the court of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) to give its sanction to operationalise the first unit of KNPP near Chennai, said the official of...
03:56 PM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has given a go ahead to the commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. The court has observed that the plant has been set up for the welfare and sustainable growth of the people. The apex court verdict came on a plea seeking halt to the commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant till the implementation of key additional safety measures suggested after an n-accident...
11:00 AM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: Ahead of the Supreme Court verdict on the Kudankulam nuclear reactor, sources confirm that the reactor has been fully loaded and tests are presently underway. The reactor is expected to start functioning sometime in May, but full production of 1,000 megawatts will take between six to eight months as the power generation will be in phases beginning with 50 megawatts which will then be gradually scaled up. Meanwhile,...
07:21 AM, May 06, 2013
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday is expected to pronounce its verdict on a plea seeking halt to the commissioning of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant till the implementation of key additional safety measures suggested after an n-accident in Japan. The petitioner, Chennai-based IT professional G Sunderrajan, wants the government to implement 11 of the 17 additional safety measures recommended for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) by a...
11:15 PM, May 05, 2013
Mumbai: India's nuclear regulator ordered replacement of four defective valves of the system that cools the reactor of Kudankulam nuclear power plant after the problem was detected during ongoing pre-commissioning tests. The defect in the components of the four valves--there are thousands of such devices in a nuclear reactor--was found during pre-commissioning tests early this year, officials said. "During testing of thousands of valves installed in the plant, the performances...
02:14 AM, Apr 20, 2013
Hyderabad: Shortage of fuel - both gas and coal - was the only reason for the growing electricity scarcity in the country, particularly in the south, Central Electricity Authority Chairman AS Bakshi said in Hyderabad on Saturday. "Coal shortage will continue for at least 3-4 years though we have adequate reserves. Domestic coal supply to power generating stations has increased by eight per cent in 2013, but still there will...
02:30 AM, Mar 31, 2013
India on Wednesday dismissed as "totally baseless" Sri Lankan media reports on alleged radiation leaks at Kudankulam nuclear power station in Tamil Nadu. ...
02:26 AM, Mar 07, 2013
The Budget Session of Parliament has formally begun with President Pranab Mukherjee's address in which he laid out the government's agenda in the forthcoming session. Pranab Mukherjee spoke on issues including safety of women, economic slowdown, inflation and also laid stress on cross-border relations. ...
12:57 PM, Feb 21, 2013
The first 1,000 MW unit of the much-delayed Kudankulam nuclear power project (KNPP) could be commissioned in the next few days and every step is being taken to ensure safety, a senior official said. ...
09:29 PM, Feb 08, 2013
Chennai: Controversy-embroiled Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project will once again miss the target as the time frame of commissioning of the first unit has now been revised to the new year. Commercial operation of the 1,000 MW first unit, where 99.65 per cent of the physical progress has been completed, is expected to take place in January next, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) said. Minister of State in the...
10:17 AM, Dec 13, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala will get 266 MW power from Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu when the power plant is commissioned to its full capacity of 2x1000 MW, according to Kerala Electricity Minister Aryadan Muhammad. The state was informed about this by the Central Power Ministry way back in 2007, Muhammad told the Assembly during the Question Hour on Tuesday. The state would get 133 MW of electricity on...
01:26 PM, Dec 11, 2012
Chennai: Hundreds of anti-nuclear activists and leaders of different political outfits were detained in Chennai on Monday when they attempted to lay siege to the state secretariat demanding scrapping of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP). MDMK Leader Vaiko, Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi leader and MP Thol Thirumavalavan, pro-Tamil leader P Nedumaran along with hundreds of activists and fishermen were detained by a heavy posse of police when they tried to...
03:46 PM, Oct 29, 2012
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's new team assumed charge on Monday after 22 ministers, including 17 new faces, were sworn in the biggest reshuffle of Council of Ministers on Sunday. The new ministers are expected to give a firm push to the reforms agenda and help counter the government's image of being soft on corruption. The young brigade in the Council of Ministers is close to Rahul Gandhi even...
12:43 PM, Oct 29, 2012
Chennai: A day after blaming the Centre for the acute power crisis in the State, Tamil Nadu on Saturday decided to move the Supreme Court seeking a direction to the Union Government to reallocate power to be surrendered by Delhi government to it. A resolution to this effect was passed at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, an official release said. Jayalalithaa had on October 24 wrote...
02:37 PM, Oct 27, 2012
Chennai: Tamil Nadu has been battling power cuts for almost 12 hours every day. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has now sought the Centre's help. Despite the state meeting 13 per cent of power from wind projects in 2011, this year, their capacity has dropped to a mere 150 megawatts. Ramesh Kymal, Chairman, Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association, said, "Compared to more than 1,000 MW in 2011, we have done only 150...
09:39 AM, Oct 27, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that issues pertaining to health and environment are as important as safety of the Kudankulam atomic power plant and asked the government how the nuclear waste will be handled once it becomes operational. A bench of justices KS Radhakrishanan and Deepak Misra asked the Centre and the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCL), which operates the plant, to provide information how they...
07:47 PM, Oct 17, 2012
New Delhi: The Kudankulam nuclear power plant is completely safe and designed to withstand all kinds of natural disasters, the Centre told the Supreme Court on Tuesday adding various apprehensions over its safety were baseless. Appearing before a bench of Justice KS Radhakrishanan and Justice Deepak Misra, Attorney General GE Vahanvati said the Kudankulam plant was absolutely safe beyond all doubts and all the apprehensions were misplaced. The bench also...
07:29 PM, Oct 16, 2012
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice to the central government on a PIL challenging the exemption to Russia from any liability under the nuclear liability act in the event of any accident in Unit 1 and 2 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. The petition by the Centre for Public Interest Litigation (CPIL) has sought the declaration that irrespective of any agreement, it (Russia) might have with...
02:51 AM, Oct 12, 2012
New Delhi: The supreme court on Thursday will hear the trial of the Kudankulam nuclear plant again. The apex court had expressed concerns over the environmental and safety aspects of the nuclear plant saying that if the requirements are not met the project will be nullified. The court has also asked the government to verify if switching to the new civil nuclear liability law will have a negative impact on...
06:32 AM, Oct 11, 2012
