North Korea unveils a new plant to produce fuel for nuclear weaponsNorth Korea has revealed a new facility for producing nuclear bomb fuels. Leader Kim Jong Un announced plans to significantly increase the ...
04 Jun, 2026, 06.18 AM IST
Nuclear firm Newcleo to list on Nasdaq in a deal valuing it at $2.4 billionThe company aims to meet clean energy needs and also reduce existing and future nuclear waste with its expertise on reprocessing waste, Buo...
27 May, 2026, 08.21 PM IST
US removes highly enriched uranium from VenezuelaThe US Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) on Friday (local time) announced the successful removal of al...
09 May, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor reaches criticality, boosts India’s nuclear programme: Dr SC ChetalA key figure in India’s fast breeder nuclear programme has highlighted the significance of the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achiev...
04 May, 2026, 05.50 AM IST
Historic milestone: PM Modi on fast breeder reactor at Kalpakkam achieving criticalityPrime Minister Narendra Modi announced a historic milestone. India's Kalpakkam fast breeder reactor has achieved criticality. This achievem...
26 Apr, 2026, 12.57 PM IST
How a critical recent milestone proved India doubters wrongIndia has achieved a major milestone with its new fast-breeder nuclear reactor reaching criticality. This marks a significant step in a dec...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.25 PM IST
Actor Madhavan amazed by Homi Bhabha's vision 70 years ago as India enters new nuclear era on journey towards energy independenceActor R Madhavan shared insights into India's nuclear progress. This connects Homi Bhabha's 1954 three-stage nuclear plan to a recent achie...
10 Apr, 2026, 10.58 AM 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
India’s Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor achieves criticality, marks entry into stage-II nuclear programmeIndia's first Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam has achieved criticality. This marks a major milestone in the nation's three-stag...
08 Apr, 2026, 01.11 PM IST
Landmark step, but concerns remain: Experts on Kalpakkam nuclear reactor reaching criticalityIndia's first indigenous prototype fast breeder reactor at Kalpakkam has achieved criticality. This marks a major milestone in the nation's...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.32 PM IST
NASA's new nuclear battery could run for 433 years living five human lifetimesNuclear Space Batteries: NASA is developing a new nuclear battery using americium-241 that could last up to 433 years, far longer than curr...
04 Apr, 2026, 09.44 AM IST
US senator says he is concerned energy secretary acting in nuclear firm's interestUS Senator Edward Markey is worried. He thinks Energy Secretary Chris Wright might be helping Oklo, a nuclear company he used to work for. ...
23 Sep, 2025, 10.31 PM IST
Russia offers India new fuel technology & solutions for atomic reactorsThe presentation covered the key developments which may enhance efficiency of the functioning units of the Kudankulam NPP, powered by VVER-...
22 Nov, 2022, 03.49 PM IST
India has 75-125 nuclear weapons: US reportDespite many hurdles, India has managed over several decades to put in place a relatively large nuclear weapons production complex, a US re...
14 Jul, 2018, 04.12 PM IST
India's nuclear power programmes among largest in developing nations: US-based reportNotably, Albright had led anti-India campaign both at the Congress and among the think-tanks against the Indo-US civil nuclear deal.
03 Nov, 2015, 03.42 AM IST
- DAE in talks with private cos for nuke JV
The 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
- Repreocessing rights of plutonium crucial: BARC
Present nuclear power plants utilise only 0.7 per cent of uranium and the remaining 99.3 per cent is the spent fuel Plutonium.
02 Mar, 2007, 12.25 PM IST