New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Minister of State in the Department of Atomic Energy, Dr Jitendra Singh, informed Parliament on Wednesday that the Government is aiming to bring at least five indigenous small modular nuclear reactors into operation by 2033 as the country heads towards its goal of achieving 100 GWe nuclear power generation capacity by 2047. The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is developing a 220-megawatt Bharat Small Modular Reactor, a 55-MW reactor and a high-temperature gas-cooled react…
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Chennai, July 16 (IANS) The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) said there had been no breach of sensitive data at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP), stating that the information reportedly available in the public domain pertains only to conventional infrastructure and has no connection with nuclear safety or nuclear security systems.In a statement issued by Executive Director (Corporate Communications) Prateek Agarwal, NPCIL said the engineering, procurement and constr…
Chennai, May 2 (IANS) In a major boost to India’s nuclear power expansion programme, the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has granted permission for the installation of major equipment at Units 5 and 6 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP), officials said. The approval allows the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to proceed with the erection of critical plant components, including the reactor pressure vessel, steam generators, coolant pumps and associated systems,…