‘Indo-US N-deal implementation will take 2 yrs’

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 27, 2011, 15:13

Finalising the business model with NPCIL by the US vendors is going to be the most "time consuming" effort, a top nuclear business expert said.

Sikkim quake did not affect nuke plants: NPCIL

Last Updated: Monday, September 19, 2011, 20:40

The powerful earthquake that rocked Sikkim has not affected the nuclear power plants in the country.

Indian nuclear plants are safe: NPCIL

Last Updated: Wednesday, April 13, 2011, 22:17

Even while maintaining that India`s atomic plants are capable of handling extended power loss scenario witnessed during Japan`s nuclear crisis, NPCIL on Wednesday announced additional safety measures at all nuclear power plants.

Narora Atomic Power station in UP safe: NPCIL

Last Updated: Monday, April 4, 2011, 22:18

Narora Atomic Power plants situation in Uttar Pradesh were safe after northern India was on Monday hit by an earthquake of 5.7 on the Richter Scale.

NPCIL may begin work on its 10 reactors by March 2012

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 23, 2010, 00:11

State-run Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) expects to begin work on its 10 reactors of 700 MW each by March 2012.

2 KAPP units to be under IAEA safeguards from Dec

Last Updated: Monday, November 22, 2010, 20:21

The 2 operating units of 220 MW each will be placed under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards by the first week of December.

India eyeing 63k MW N-power capacity by 2032:NPCIL

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 12, 2010, 00:25

India has drawn up an ambitious plan to reach a nuclear power capacity of 63,000 MW in 2032 by setting up of 16 indigenous PHWR each, including ten based on reprocessed uranium, a top NPCIL official today said.

India may export N-reactors to Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 6, 2010, 21:08

The Nuclear Power Development Corporation of India is in talks with some countries of the Asia-Pacific region for the sale of its mainstay 220 MWe and 540 MWe reactors, its chairman S K Jain said on Wednesday.

Jaitapur N-project not part of govt stay: NPCIL

Last Updated: Sunday, August 29, 2010, 10:37

Amid reports of a moratorium on projects in Maharashtra`s Ratnagiri district, the Nuclear Power Corporation has said that its ambitious plan to build mega atomic power plants in the region was not put on hold.

N-liability bill changes tough, no supplier will come: NPCIL

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 12:17

NPCIL said the provisions of Clause 17 (b) in the bill are "neither practical nor implementable".

No abnormal radioactivity release at Tarapur in 1973: NPCIL

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 3, 2010, 18:30

NPCIL today contradicted media reports that one of India`s first nuclear reactors at Tarapur were almost shut down in September 1973 following abnormal radioactivity release.

Tarapur atomic power plants are safe: NPCIL

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 7, 2010, 22:18

The Tarapur Atomic Power Plants (TAPP) located near here are reported to be safe and there has not been any incidence leading to potential radioactive release, according to Nuclear Power corporation of India (NPCIL).