Kudankulam nuclear plant stops power generation

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 12:22

The first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) Tuesday night stopped operations due to a feed water problem, states a report on Wednesday.

Japan ruling-party panel to propose break-of Fukushima operator: Media

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 30, 2013, 11:25

A Japanese ruling-party panel will recommend the break-up of Tokyo Electric Power Co after shortcomings in the firm`s handling of clean-up operations at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, Japanese media said on Wednesday.

Japan Mayor offers Fukushima kids home in his town

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 22, 2013, 15:02

A generation ago, Dr. Akira Sugenoya performed lifesaving cancer surgery on more than 100 children after the 1986 Chernobyl catastrophe. Today, as mayor of a central Japanese city, he`s trying to avoid a repeat of his own history.

India, Russia to remove hurdles to Kudankulam nuclear plant

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 23:41

In a bid to overcome legal hitches that have held up a deal on two new plants at KNPP, India and Russia pledged to "resolve all outstanding issues".

Radioactive water leaks at Fukushima as operator underestimates rainfall

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 14:42

The utility, Tokyo Electric Power Co, also known as Tepco, has been battling to contain radioactive water at the nuclear complex.

PM leaves tomorrow on a visit to Russia, China

Last Updated: Saturday, October 19, 2013, 13:56

Manmohan Singh, who will be paying an official visit to Moscow, will be participating in the 14th annual summit with Russian President Vladmir Putin on Monday, his fifth in Moscow.

Not only me but thousands booked under Sedition law: Binayak Sen

Last Updated: Friday, October 18, 2013, 17:53

Activist Binayak Sen, who is out on bail in a sedition case, on Friday indicated that the draconian law is being misused and thousands of people have already become victims of the legislation.

New leak detected at Fukushima N-plant

Last Updated: Thursday, October 17, 2013, 20:02

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, said Thursday that it had found another leak at the site and that levels of radioactivity near a ditch had spiked.

Typhoon threatens Japan; precautions at Fukushima nuclear plant

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 15, 2013, 13:39

A once-in-a-decade typhoon threatened Japan on Tuesday, disrupting travel and shipping and forcing precautions to be taken at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant.

No sperm impact for bulls from Fukushima radiation: Study

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 15:13

The testes and sperm count of bulls abandoned in the evacuation zone around the battered Fukushima nuclear plant were not affected by chronic exposure to radiation, a Japanese academic study has found.

Fishing community wants to continue TN n-plant stir

Last Updated: Monday, October 7, 2013, 13:24

Leaders of fishing community from three districts in Tamil Nadu have asked the PMANE to carry on its protest against the KNPP and the beach sand mineral mining companies, said an activist.

Another day, another radioactive leak at Fukushima

Last Updated: Thursday, October 3, 2013, 15:47

Another day, another radioactive-water spill. The operator of the meltdown-plagued Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant says at least 430 litres (110 gallons) spilled when workers overfilled a storage tank without a gauge that could have warned them of the danger.