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In 1997, America's last bismuth refinery shut down. 29 years later, the metal is crucial to a 240-MW nuclear reactor whose coolant supply is 82% Chinese- In 1969, Nebraska buried much of its experimental nuclear plant beneath a 1.4-acre grassy mound: The reactor vessel remains underneath today
- Hungary PM Magyar flags 'critical' days ahead with looming nuclear shutdown
- The US Army built a nuclear-powered city inside the Greenland ice sheet as cover for a plan to run 600 missiles through 4,000 km of tunnels beneath it; Denmark found out in 1997Camp Century was an underground base in Greenland powered by a nuclear reactor. This base concealed Project Iceworm, a secret plan for 600 ...23 Jul, 2026, 05.19 PM IST
- Are data centres uncool? Questions over AI's ecological trade-off are growing louder but solutions may be emergingAI's environmental strain from data centers and resource exploitation is causing growing public concern. Communities face water shortages a...09 Jul, 2026, 11.37 PM IST
- AERB clears equipment installation at Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Units 5 and 6A significant milestone has been achieved at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project. The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board has approved the erec...03 May, 2026, 10.05 AM IST
- Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Unit-3 begins 'Spillage to Open Reactor', moves closer to commissioningIn a statement on Monday, NPCIL said, "A significant stride in India's journey towards energy security and sustainability! Nuclear Power Co...28 Apr, 2026, 02.21 PM IST
- India's nuclear ambitions reach 'criticality': The new reactor will generate inexhaustible fuel for centuriesIndia achieved a major nuclear milestone on April 6, 2026, when the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam attained cri...08 Apr, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
- AERB approves excavation work for units 1, 2 of Mahi Banswara nuclear power projectThe Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has granted approval for excavation activities for Units 1 and 2 of the Mahi Banswara Rajasthan A...01 Apr, 2026, 12.01 AM IST
- Core Energy and US firm Flowserve join hands for coolant pumps in nuclear plantsCore Energy Systems and Flowserve Corporation are collaborating to manufacture primary coolant pumps (PCP) for nuclear plants in India. Flo...03 Sep, 2025, 12.52 AM IST
- How will Bill Gates fight climate change by making new-generation nuclear power plants? Know about sodium-based nuke plantsMicrosoft founder Bill Gates has set up TerraPower which will revolutionize the way electricity is generated. It will use sodium instead of...11 Jun, 2024, 10.22 PM IST
- Maritime industry explores nuclear power for ships as technology opens upThe shipping industry contributes about 3% of the global carbon dioxide emissions and the entire industry is facing immense pressure from s...20 Sep, 2023, 10.17 AM IST
- Russia ships key equipment for Kudankulam Nuclear plantThe total weight of the equipment for KKNPP Unit 3 is more than 1000 tones. In total, there will be eight sets of Moisture Separator Reheat...20 Jul, 2018, 03.16 PM IST
- India's secretive nuclear story: A tale of cheers and tearsThe bigger headache for the Indian nuclear engineers is that even after several months of investigation the exact reason why the 'leak' too...17 Jul, 2016, 11.04 AM IST
- Kakrapar plant leak exposes 'mysterious' chink in armourDespite best efforts, it continues to leak a mixture of light and heavy water. The exact cause of the leak also remains a mystery.20 Mar, 2016, 04.55 PM IST
- Leakage in Kakrapar nuclear power station detected immediately: GovernmentThe minister said that on a scale of one to ten, as per the standards laid down by the international comminity, the incident was of Grade O...16 Mar, 2016, 03.58 PM IST
- No defects in Kudankulam nuclear reactor: V NarayanasamyIndia's nuclear regulator has found no defects in the reactor pressure vessel of the Kudankulam atomic plant, the LS was informed today.08 Aug, 2012, 05.49 PM IST
- NSRC proposes 'back-up' measures to enhance nuclear safetyThe NSRC has proposed setting up an emergency facility at each of the nuclear reactor sites as one of the measures.04 Sep, 2011, 09.19 PM IST
- Fast breeder reactors are the least safecritics and agitators are ignoring the biggest nuclear risk of all: the inherently dangerous nature of fast breeder reactors (FBRs). India'...27 Mar, 2011, 11.07 AM IST
- DAE in talks with private cos for nuke JVThe Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is in talks with private companies for floating a joint venture with Nuclear Power Corporation (NPCIL...25 Dec, 2008, 02.25 AM IST
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