China's first Hualong One nuclear reactor starts operationsThe design, seen as competition to the Westinghouse-developed AP1000 and Europe's EPR, is deployed in the 1,150-megawatt Fuqing Unit 5 in t...
27 Nov, 2020, 09.18 AM IST
NPCIL-Westinghouse deal: Still many differences to resolveThe negotiations are over building six AP1000 reactors. ET has learnt that India wants to model the plant on a facility in the US and not o...
27 Feb, 2020, 10.19 AM IST
US firm Westinghouse to start working on planned nuclear plant in Andhra PradeshJohn Kerry remarked, "Our civil nuclear cooperation will bring affordable clean energy to tens of millions of Indian households as we move ...
13 Jul, 2018, 12.04 PM IST
Indo-Japanese nuclear agreement amounts to nuclear proliferation in Asia, warns GreenpeaceThe bipartite agreement, due to be signed tomorrow, is intended to open the Indian market to overseas reactor suppliers.
11 Jul, 2018, 03.00 PM IST
Westinghouse bailout fuels hope for India’s nuclear energy sectorWestinghouse is supposed to build six of its AP-1000 nuclear reactors in India, a project that had been delayed after the company filed for...
10 Jan, 2018, 11.05 AM IST
All future foreign atomic reactors to be 1200 mw aboveThe 1200 MW will be little less than twice the capacity of indigenously developed Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) in the country.
12 Feb, 2017, 02.16 PM IST
India seeks details of working reactors from US, French firmsSources said French company EDF and US firm Westinghouse are still not ready with fully operational "reference plants", a pre-requisite bef...
11 Dec, 2016, 11.22 AM IST
Nuclear glue binds India-US trade and energy tiesThe highlight of Modi's seventh meeting with Obama was an expansive deal on clean energy, defence, security and trade.
09 Jun, 2016, 12.46 PM IST
China making nuclear-reactor copies to sell to PakistanChina will be able to sidestep global nuclear commerce rules when it sells its third generation nuclear reactors to Pakistan.
20 Oct, 2013, 01.23 PM IST
China bags contract for nuclear reactor export, India and US worriedChina said it has acquired the first foreign contract for its self-developed 1000 mw nuclear reactor hinting that it could be exported to P...
20 Apr, 2013, 07.10 PM IST
- China's first AP 1000 nuclear power reactor getting ready
Gu Jun, General Manager of the State Nuclear Power Technology Corp, said construction of the reactor is proceeding well.
01 Feb, 2013, 05.52 PM IST
- US approves first nuclear plant in decades
US has approved construction of two atomic reactors in the country, making them the first to be built in America in more than three decades...
10 Feb, 2012, 05.14 PM IST
- China to opertionalise 3rd generation nuke reactor next year
China will operationalise its first third generation nuclear reactor by next year despite its cautious approach after last year's nuclear p...
15 Jan, 2012, 12.01 PM IST
- US regulators OK construction of new nuclear reactor
The US Nuclear Regulatory Committee on Thursday gave the green light to the design of a new Westinghouse Electric Co.
23 Dec, 2011, 01.02 PM IST
- Westinghouse and NPCIL sign MOU to set up AP1000 reactors
US energy major Westinghouse Electric company (WEC) and Nucelar Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) signed an MoU for starting discu...
28 May, 2009, 04.44 PM IST
- China begins work on advanced nuclear reactor
China has begun excavation work to build what it called the most advanced nuclear reactor in the world with transfer of technology from a U...
27 Feb, 2008, 11.35 AM IST
- China to pump in $61 bn for nuke power
China is gearing up to become the world’s biggest producer and operator of nuclear plants.
01 Dec, 2007, 12.32 AM IST