Regulator to decide on Kudankulam N-reactor power increase

Last Updated: Friday, January 17, 2014, 16:28

India`s atomic energy regulator will soon decide on allowing the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd to increase power generation at its first unit in Kudankulam, said a top official.

AERB Chairman visits Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 11, 2013, 13:21

Senior officials of Atomic Energy Department, including the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board Chairman, Wednesday visited the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tirunelveli district.

SC notice on plea seeking halt in Kudankulam project

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 10, 2013, 01:27

Supreme Court issued notice to central government on petition seeking commissioning of Kudankulam nuclear plant be put on hold till compliance of apex court`s 15 directions concerning its safety.

New order on reporting nuclear incidents issued

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 20, 2013, 14:09

Amid debate over safety of nuclear installations, a new order has been issued to operators to report "extraordinary nuclear events", including radiation and leakage of radioactive material, to the atomic regulator within 24 hours of the incident.

Parl panel slams AERB on radiation safety policy

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 19:41

A Parliamentary panel has slammed nuclear regulator AERB for failing to bring out a comprehensive nuclear radiation safety policy for three decades and batted for giving it statutory status with enhanced legal powers.

AERB gives clearance for start of nuclear fission at Kudankulam

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 19:30

The stalled Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu on Thursday got the clearance for commencing the controlled nuclear fission process.

Court frowns on ministers over Kudankulam launch date

Last Updated: Thursday, August 16, 2012, 14:24

With the protest against Kudankulam nuclear power plant entering its second year, the Madras High Court hearing two petitions against the project on Thursday came down on union ministers.

Kudankulam: First off site exercise conducted

Last Updated: Saturday, June 9, 2012, 22:08

Senior officials in Tirunelveli and scientists from KNPP conducted its first Off Site Emergency Exercise.

Kudankulam plant awaits AERB clearance

Last Updated: Monday, May 7, 2012, 19:54

Kudankulam nuclear plant is awaiting the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board`s clearance for commissioning of its first unit.

DU`s Cobalt mess-up just one of 16 cases in India

Last Updated: Sunday, May 2, 2010, 10:28

Delhi University`s auctioning of a gamma irradiator containing Cobalt-60 without following procedures is the latest among 16 cases of radioactive material being stolen, lost or misplaced in the country in the past ten years.