Kalpakkam Nuclear Plant

The Madras High Court has set aside a lower court order awarding life term to a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawan for gunning down three of his colleagues and injuring two others in 2014 at the Kalpakkam nuclear power plant, after invok

According to the budget papers, the outlay for FRFCF is Rs 750 crore in the interim budget for 2019-20 presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday.

Till recently, the nuclear reactor Russia's Zarechny, a town in the Ural mountains, was out of bounds - with a reason. It is the world's only commercially operating Fast Breeder Reactor. NDTV visited the facility for a glimpse of the reactor, which produces many times more energy from the same amount of fuel in comparison with conventional atomic r...

Government has taken all precautions for the safety of Kalpakkam nuclear power plant as Tamil Nadu faces a severe cyclonic storm Vardah today.

A paramilitary officer posted at the Kalpakkam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu killed three of his colleagues in a shooting spree on Wednesday morning. He has been arrested.

The 500 MegaWatt (MW) prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam will soon get its first lot of fuel assemblies - used to build its nuclear fuel core, a senior official has said, adding that 86 per cent of the "physical work" on the plant has been completed.The Rs 5677 crore project is being built by India's fast breeder reactor operator Bh...

Madras High Court today directed Tamil Nadu police to permit a forum to hold a one-day fast to highlight alleged health risks posed by the nuclear power plant in Kalpakkam, about 70 km from here.

It was business as usual at the Kalpakkam atomic power plants, around 80 km from here, even as cyclone Thane lashed the coastal districts affecting normal life on Friday. The two power plants of Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) located on the Kalpakkam coast were generating power as usual, though necessary precautions against the cyclone have be...

Cyclone Thane which is due to hit the coast of Tamil Nadu on Friday morning has raised fears about the safety of nuclear plants in the state. Although the Kudankulam nuclear plant is at a safe distance from cyclone landfall, authorities have concerns about the safety of the Kalpakkam nuclear facilities.

After backing protests demanding scrapping of the Koodankulam nuclear power project, Pattali Makkal Katchi today demanded shutting down of the Kalpakkam nuclear plant,claiming it had witnessed accidents besides affecting local people. "We would be sending a medical team soon to examine the effects on the local people.The government should co...

The Madras High Court has set aside a lower court order awarding life term to a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawan for gunning down three of his colleagues and injuring two others in 2014 at the Kalpakkam nuclear power plant, after invok

According to the budget papers, the outlay for FRFCF is Rs 750 crore in the interim budget for 2019-20 presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on Friday.

Till recently, the nuclear reactor Russia's Zarechny, a town in the Ural mountains, was out of bounds - with a reason. It is the world's only commercially operating Fast Breeder Reactor. NDTV visited the facility for a glimpse of the reactor, which produces many times more energy from the same amount of fuel in comparison with conventional atomic r...

Government has taken all precautions for the safety of Kalpakkam nuclear power plant as Tamil Nadu faces a severe cyclonic storm Vardah today.

A paramilitary officer posted at the Kalpakkam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu killed three of his colleagues in a shooting spree on Wednesday morning. He has been arrested.

The 500 MegaWatt (MW) prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam will soon get its first lot of fuel assemblies - used to build its nuclear fuel core, a senior official has said, adding that 86 per cent of the "physical work" on the plant has been completed.The Rs 5677 crore project is being built by India's fast breeder reactor operator Bh...

Madras High Court today directed Tamil Nadu police to permit a forum to hold a one-day fast to highlight alleged health risks posed by the nuclear power plant in Kalpakkam, about 70 km from here.

It was business as usual at the Kalpakkam atomic power plants, around 80 km from here, even as cyclone Thane lashed the coastal districts affecting normal life on Friday. The two power plants of Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) located on the Kalpakkam coast were generating power as usual, though necessary precautions against the cyclone have be...

Cyclone Thane which is due to hit the coast of Tamil Nadu on Friday morning has raised fears about the safety of nuclear plants in the state. Although the Kudankulam nuclear plant is at a safe distance from cyclone landfall, authorities have concerns about the safety of the Kalpakkam nuclear facilities.

After backing protests demanding scrapping of the Koodankulam nuclear power project, Pattali Makkal Katchi today demanded shutting down of the Kalpakkam nuclear plant,claiming it had witnessed accidents besides affecting local people. "We would be sending a medical team soon to examine the effects on the local people.The government should co...