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Bataan Nuclear Power Plant was built at great cost to the government but this was mothballed due to safety concerns. AFP The Philippines may eventually open up to nuclear power to meet the increasing energy demand, possibly displacing coal-fired power generation plants over the long haul, London-based think tank Fitch Solutions Inc said.09/09/2020 -
As India embarked on its commercial nuclear power production in 1969, its nuclear power program was conceived to be a closed fuel cycle, to be achieved in three sequential stages. These stages feed into each other in such a way that the spent fuel generated from one stage of the cycle is reprocessed and used in the next stage of the cycle to produce power. This kind of a closed fuel cycle was designed to breed fuel and to minimize generation of nuclear waste. The stage at which India is currently at in its nuclear power production cycle will be a major determinant of the future of nuclear power in India09/09/2020 -
With Belarus and the United Arab Emirates set to start operating their first nuclear power plants and two other countries building their first reactors, 2020 is set to be a significant year for so-called newcomer countries looking to add this reliable source of low carbon electricity to their energy mix. This week in Vienna, the IAEA is helping to show the way forward at its annual Technical Meeting on Topical Issues in the Development of Nuclear Power Infrastructure.01/29/2020 -
Preparatory Work Commenced to Set Up Russian Nuclear Power Plant in Ethiopia Ethiopia has kickstarted preparations in connection with building a new nuclear power plant in the country under an agreement initially signed with Russia's Rosatom State Nuclear Energy Corporation in October 201701/28/2020 -
Mumbai is going to offer one of the best cancer treatment in the form of “Proton Beam Therapy Machine”, which provides sub-millimeter precision in destroying cancer cells. This highly sophisticated machine will be installed at Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), under Department of Atomic Energy, located at Kharghar, by September next year. Presently only 1 such hi-tech cancer treatment machine is available in India and that too on a very cost effective, compare to the other countries worldwide. However once set up at TMC, it would be complementary for economically week or those who would be unable to foot the bill.07/06/2020 -
The last day of the year 2018 witnessed historic day for Indian nuclear power programme. On that day, an indigenous nuclear power reactor established a new world record for longest continuous operation. The reactor which achieved this distinction was the 220 MW Unit-1 of Kaiga Generating Station (KGS) located in Karnataka. Kaiga-1 created a historic world record for continuous operation of 962 days. This is the longest run ever any nuclear power reactor has operated in one single stretch. This record was achieved on December 31, 2018, with Kaiga-1 reactor having operated non-stop for over 31 months. The reactor was shut down at around 2300 hrs to take up inspections and maintenance activities. During this planned shutdown, the reactor unit will undergo various maintenance activities, inspections and regulatory clearances, after which it will be restarted.03/14/2019 -
Why use nuclear power? To prevent catastrophic climate change, scientists say, we have to dramatically reduce the use of fossil fuels. The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that more extreme droughts, floods, wildfires, and storms will occur if world carbon dioxide emissions do not drop by 45 percent from 2010 levels by 2030 and get to zero by 2050. Replacing coal- and oil-burning power plants with renewable sources such as wind, solar, and hydroelectric power is crucial to that goal, but renewables alone won't be enough to meet the world's energy needs, particularly in rapidly developing countries like China and India, where the demand for electricity is soaring. That's why some energy experts argue that only by keeping existing nuclear plants open and building dozens of new ones can countries reduce their emissions fast enough.12/01/2020 -
Nuclear power generation is an established part of the world's electricity mix providing over roughly around 11% of world electricity. It is especially suitable for meeting large-scale, continuous electricity demand where reliability and predictability are vital – hence ideally matched for increasing needs of urbanisation worldwide05/06/2019 -
With the burgeoning demand of electricity in countries, nuclear newcomers like Saudi Arabia is advancing towards initiatives of bringing advance nuclear reactors in country. As put by Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation, nuclear energy is “the right choice for the UAE because it is a safe, clean and proven technology, it’s commercially viable, and it delivers significant volumes of base-load electricity.”08/27/2019 -
Fuel loading completed at Unit-2 in Russia08/04/2019 -
In February 2006 the Vietnamese government announced that a 2000 MWe nuclear power plant should be on line by 2020. This general target was confirmed in a nuclear power development plan approved by the government in August 2007, with the target being raised to a total of 8000 MWe nuclear by 2025. A general law on nuclear energy was passed in mid-2008, and a comprehensive legal and regulatory framework is being developed.03/06/2018 -
With an aim to increase the cooperation in the field of nuclear enery for peaceful purposs, India and Vietnam have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen their nuclear ties in the presence of the heads of state of the two nations in New Delhi on March 3.03/06/2018
