Kudankulam reactors to get 'more reliable and cost-effective' nuclear fuel: Rosatom firm"TVEL Fuel Company of Rosatom and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) have signed an agreement to supply fuel contract, aime...
09 Dec, 2020, 09.48 PM IST
New contract by 2017-end for supply of Russian nuclear fuel to Indian reactorsIn 2006 Russia supplied 60 tonnes of nuclear fuel for Tarapur Atomic Power Stations. Earlier in 2001 Russia had supplied fuel to the same n...
21 Jun, 2017, 12.22 AM IST
Russia looking to expand civil nuclear partnership with India to desalination sectorThe NPP produces large amounts of heat and steam, which is why a desalination facility integrated into a nuclear power plant is capable of ...
20 Jun, 2017, 04.08 PM IST
Russia to sign contract with India for two nuclear plantsIndia and Russia will soon sign contracts for design and supply of equipment for Units 5 & 6 at Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP)
19 Jun, 2017, 08.21 PM IST
- All eyes on nuclear power deal as PM Narendra Modi lands in Russia
The two countries are expected to sign a number of agreements in wide-ranging sectors, including in science and technology, railways and cu...
01 Jun, 2017, 10.50 AM IST
Modi-Putin summit: Officials working overtime to iron out details of nuke power pactIndian officials said that last-minute talks are taking place to iron out details and language of the agreement on a line of credit for bui...
31 May, 2017, 08.03 PM IST
Hope work on 5th, 6th units of KKNPP will start next year: Sekhar BasuBasu noted the first reactor was "operating at full power" while the second one had been "taken out" for safety reasons.
07 Oct, 2016, 05.06 PM IST
Series of foreign pacts to give fillip to India's nuclear industryWith the conclusion of pact with UK, India now has civil nuclear cooperation with four out of five permanent members of UN Security Council.
20 Nov, 2015, 08.41 AM IST
Peoples Movement Against Nuclear Energy asks Tamil Nadu parties to say "no" to new reactorsAnti-nuclear activist also wanted "independent, impartial probe," into Kudankulam plant including its present two reactors and alleged tech...
20 Dec, 2014, 04.20 PM IST
Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant unit I generates its full capacity of 1,000 MWe of powerKNPP today attained its full generation capacity and became the first nuclear plant in the country to generate 1,000 MWe of power, it said .
07 Jun, 2014, 04.40 PM IST
India, Russia may sign contracts for Kudankulam reactors before pollsIndia and Russia may sign contracts for the third and fourth rectors of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant before Lok Sabha elections.
26 Feb, 2014, 04.00 AM IST
Series of tests are on for Kudankulam atomic power plantThe 1000MW unit is the first reactor at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Project, which is being built by the NPCIL with Rosatom, Russia'...
25 Oct, 2013, 01.23 AM IST
- Series of tests are on for Kudankulam atomic power plant
This includes profile tests for the basic systems and equipment of the unit, with the unit operating at different levels of electric capaci...
24 Oct, 2013, 11.03 PM IST
NPCIL plans to generate 60,000 MW power in next two decadesThe second unit of 1000 MW reactor in Kundankulam is expected to be operational by June next year, Malhotra added.
06 Sep, 2013, 01.50 PM IST
Kudankulam n-plant to be commissioned in 40 days: GovtThe first unit of the Kundankulam nuclear power project is expected to start generating electricity in the next 40 days, V Narayanasamy sai...
23 Apr, 2012, 10.59 PM IST
- Former Atomic Energy Commission chief M R Srinivasan cautions against scrapping Kudankulam Nuclear Project
M R Srinivasan has sought a vigorous public relations push to counter the "misinformation campaign" against the Kundankulam Nuclear Project.
21 Sep, 2011, 12.58 PM IST