Unproven tech keeps Jaitapur project groundedThe problem is with the massive 1,600 MW EPR reactors to be installed in Jaitapur. The technology is yet to be proven despite being under w...
French firm's fresh proposal to NPCIL for Jaitapur plantThe firm, EDF, and the NPCIL have also resolved to sign the General Framework Agreement (GFA) for the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Plant (JNPP) b...
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...
India should renegotiate terms with French giant Areva for its EVR nuclear reactorsObjections to nuclear energy based on grounds of safety, although deserving serious consideration, were not sufficiently strong to forego n...
- Jaitapur nuke plant gets conditional nod
The Expert Appraisal Committee of the environment ministry has given a conditional clearance to the proposed Jaitapur nuclear power project...
- French, Chinese companies complete nuclear deal
French energy provider EdF and state-run Chinese producer China Guangdong Nuclear Power Corp. signed a deal Sunday creating a joint venture...
- EDF close to buying out British Energy for $25 bn
Electricite de France (EDF), the world’s largest owner of nuclear reactors, is close to an accord to buy British Energy for £12.5 billion (...
- France to build second latest-generation nuclear plant
President Nicolas Sarkozy announced on Thursday that France will build a second third-generation EPR nuclear plant, arguing nuclear power w...