Nuclear Safety In India

India is willing to do whatever it can to facilitate a solution to the Ukraine crisis, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said today, as he highlighted how India pressed Moscow on the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on phone today and raised concerns over safety of nuclear installations in the east European nation that is battling Russian forces.

India expressed concern over reports of shelling near the spent fuel storage facility of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine and called for mutual restraint to ensure that the safety and security of nuclear facilities are not endangered.

Union minister Jitendra Singh assured the members of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that there is better nuclear safety in India as compared to many other countries and there are enough safeguards in the Indian nuclear plants.

China has called on Russia and Ukraine to ensure the safety of Ukraine's nuclear facilities, as fears mount over a potential environmental disaster amid an intensifying military offensive by Russia in the former Soviet state.

The government today assured the Rajya Sabha that nuclear plants in the country are absolutely safe and steps have been taken to ensure their safety after a "malware infection" was reported in the administrative network of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant.

Makkal Needhi Maiam President Kamal Haasan on Friday voiced concern over the safety of the country's proposed first Away From Reactor (AFR) facility of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), saying never in history have governments spoken the truth about atomic equipment.

The United States has strongly objected to the comments made by Pakistan minister on nuclear warfare twice in 15 days, terming them "irresponsible" and "concerning".

Nearly two months after the nuclear reactor at Gujarat's Kakrapar developed a leak in its cooling system and was shut down, nuclear engineers are yet to find how it was caused. And although there was no leakage of radioactivity, the matter has triggered concerns about the safety of the country's 18 other nuclear reactors.

A bill seeking to fast-track nuclear power projects is likely to be introduced in the Winter Session of Parliament, while another legislation for according greater autonomy to the atomic energy regulator may not be brought this time.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M) legislator R Annadurai on Monday raised concerns in the Tamil Nadu Assembly over nuclear safety in the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant complex and opposed its expansion, citing the Fukushima disaster in Japan.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M) legislator R Annadurai on Monday raised concerns in the Tamil Nadu Assembly over nuclear safety in the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant complex and opposed its expansion, citing the Fukushima disaster in Japan.

Discussion on the key Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority (NSRA) Bill are likely to take place in the next Parliament session, Government today said.

About 60 leading scientists have petitioned the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala to have another safety evaluation of the Kudankulam Nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu.

The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on petitions seeking stringent safety measures for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu.

India is willing to do whatever it can to facilitate a solution to the Ukraine crisis, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said today, as he highlighted how India pressed Moscow on the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky on phone today and raised concerns over safety of nuclear installations in the east European nation that is battling Russian forces.

India expressed concern over reports of shelling near the spent fuel storage facility of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine and called for mutual restraint to ensure that the safety and security of nuclear facilities are not endangered.

Union minister Jitendra Singh assured the members of the Rajya Sabha on Thursday that there is better nuclear safety in India as compared to many other countries and there are enough safeguards in the Indian nuclear plants.

China has called on Russia and Ukraine to ensure the safety of Ukraine's nuclear facilities, as fears mount over a potential environmental disaster amid an intensifying military offensive by Russia in the former Soviet state.

The government today assured the Rajya Sabha that nuclear plants in the country are absolutely safe and steps have been taken to ensure their safety after a "malware infection" was reported in the administrative network of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant.

Makkal Needhi Maiam President Kamal Haasan on Friday voiced concern over the safety of the country's proposed first Away From Reactor (AFR) facility of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), saying never in history have governments spoken the truth about atomic equipment.

The United States has strongly objected to the comments made by Pakistan minister on nuclear warfare twice in 15 days, terming them "irresponsible" and "concerning".

Nearly two months after the nuclear reactor at Gujarat's Kakrapar developed a leak in its cooling system and was shut down, nuclear engineers are yet to find how it was caused. And although there was no leakage of radioactivity, the matter has triggered concerns about the safety of the country's 18 other nuclear reactors.

A bill seeking to fast-track nuclear power projects is likely to be introduced in the Winter Session of Parliament, while another legislation for according greater autonomy to the atomic energy regulator may not be brought this time.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M) legislator R Annadurai on Monday raised concerns in the Tamil Nadu Assembly over nuclear safety in the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant complex and opposed its expansion, citing the Fukushima disaster in Japan.

Communist Party of India (Marxist) or CPI(M) legislator R Annadurai on Monday raised concerns in the Tamil Nadu Assembly over nuclear safety in the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant complex and opposed its expansion, citing the Fukushima disaster in Japan.

Discussion on the key Nuclear Safety Regulatory Authority (NSRA) Bill are likely to take place in the next Parliament session, Government today said.

About 60 leading scientists have petitioned the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala to have another safety evaluation of the Kudankulam Nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu.

The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on petitions seeking stringent safety measures for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu.