Madras Atomic Power Station to restart after shutdown
August 20th, 2012 - 4:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 20 (IANS) Two reactors of the Nuclear Power Corporation Ltd's (NPCIL) Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) that shut down after a power supply breaker tripped leading to a ... Read more...
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Iran test-fires ballistic missiles
July 3rd, 2012 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
Tehran, July 3 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Iran's Revolutionary Guards Tuesday test-fired a number of intermediate range ballistic missiles as part of a large-scale training exercise."Dozens of rockets" of various ranges and ... Read more...
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ECIL launches two high-tech defence products
April 12th, 2012 - 12:46 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Defence public sector undertaking Electronics Corporation Of India Ltd (ECIL) Wednesday unveiled two high-technology products - a carrier ethernet switch router and a secure network ... Read more...
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BHEL starts supplying super critical boilers
April 4th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 4 (IANS) Power equipment maker Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL) is expecting more orders for its super critical boilers and thereby save on its royalty outgo to technology ... Read more...
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India’s first fast breeder reactor to go critical early 2013
January 21st, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) India's first 500-MW prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR), being set up at Kalpakkam near here, is likely to go critical early next year and commercial generation ... Read more...
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India takes first step towards ultra super-critical boilers
January 20th, 2012 - 1:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 20 (IANS) The first step towards India's own advanced ultra super- critical boiler for coal-fired power plants has been taken with the realisation of two materials that can ... Read more...
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Kalpakkam nuclear reactors not affected by cyclone Thane
December 30th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 30 (IANS) 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 ... Read more...
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RPP Infra Projects bags orders of over Rs.340 million
November 29th, 2011 - 3:41 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 29 (IANS) RPP Infra Projects Ltd Tuesday said it has bagged orders worth over Rs.340 million from the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) and the Andaman ... Read more...
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Fukushima disaster can’t be cited to stop Kudankulam: Scientist
September 21st, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 21 (IANS) The nuclear disaster in Japan's Fukushima following a tsunami cannot be cited as an argument against the two reactors that are being built in Kudankulam in ... Read more...
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Chetal is new chief of IGCAR
May 1st, 2011 - 3:50 am ICT by IANS
Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu) April 30 (IANS) Distinguished Scientist S.C. Chetal Saturday took over as the director of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), which is mandated with the task ... Read more...
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Study needed before setting up new nuclear power parks: Scientist
May 1st, 2011 - 3:50 am ICT by IANS
Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu), May 1 (IANS) A detailed study on the nuclear reactor design, regulations and crisis management measures should be done before setting up new nuclear reactor clusters, a ... Read more...
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India’s first fast-breeder reactor to cost Rs.5,677 crore
April 30th, 2011 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu), April 30 (IANS) The upcoming 500 MW prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) being built by Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (Bhavini) in this Tamil Nadu town is ... Read more...
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India suspends food imports from Japan
April 5th, 2011 - 10:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) India Tuesday suspended food imports from Japan for three months or until concerns remain in the wake of radiation hazards arising from the Fukushima nuclear ... Read more...
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India halts food import from Japan
April 5th, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) The central government Tuesday suspended import of food articles from Japan for three months due to radiation threats from a nuclear power plant crippled in ... Read more...
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India will revisit n stations to upgrade safety: Official
March 18th, 2011 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Kalpakkam, March 17 (IANS) The Indian nuclear establishment is determined to upgrade the safety features of its nuclear power plants regardless of costs involved, said a top official Thursday.Speaking to ... Read more...
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Nuclear scientist Baldev Raj to head engineering academy
January 10th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 10 (IANS) Baldev Raj, nuclear scientist and director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research at Kalpakkam near here, has been elected the president of the Indian National Academy ... Read more...
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India to design advanced ultra super critical boilers
January 7th, 2011 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 6 (IANS) In order to secure energy security through efficient firing of coal, three Indian giants have joined hands to design, develop and build advanced super ultra critical boilers.Speaking at ... Read more...
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Maharashtra CM Chavan ready to hold discussions over Jaitapur project
December 29th, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Dec 29 (ANI): Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan commenting on the ongoing controversy surrounding the 9,900 mega watt Jaitapur power plant, on Tuesday said he would never allow unsafe reactors to ... Read more...
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Indian scientist to head global welding institute
October 25th, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 25 (IANS) Indian atomic energy scientist and Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) director Baldev Raj has been elected president of the International Institute of Welding (IIW).He is the ... Read more...
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Reprocessing nuclear fuel necessary for sustainable growth: Experts
October 14th, 2010 - 4:01 pm ICT by IANS
Mahabalipuram, Oct 14 (IANS) Reprocessing spent fuel is vital for the sustainable growth of nuclear power in the wake of the uranium crisis that is expected to hit the sector in the ... Read more...
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National mission on clean coal technologies soon
October 12th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Mahabalipuram (Tamil Nadu), Oct 12 (IANS) The government will announce soon its ninth national mission on clean coal technologies."The National Mission for Clean Coal (Carbon) Technologies will have several sub missions ... Read more...
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India committed to fast breeder reactor programme
October 10th, 2010 - 8:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kalpakkam (Tamil Nadu), Oct 10 (IANS) Despite deciding to import a series of light water reactors (LWR), India is committed to a three-stage nuclear programme and fast breeder reactors are important ... Read more...
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India’s fast breeder test reactor going strong at 25
October 9th, 2010 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
By V. Jagannathan
Chennai, Oct 9 (IANS) Even as it celebrates 25 years of operations Sunday, the 13MW fast breeder test reactor (FBTR) in Kalpakkam is still going strong and is expected to ... Read more...
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India’s fast breeder reactor gets critical component
September 18th, 2010 - 12:58 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 18 (IANS) In a 20-hour operation that ended early Saturday, the Rs.5,600 crore ($1.25 billion) prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) built by Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (Bhavini) at Kalpakkam ... Read more...
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India’s fast breeder reactor set to achieve fourth milestone
September 13th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 13 (IANS) The Rs.5,600 crore ($1.25 billion) prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) under construction at Kalpakkam, around 80 km from here, is expected to get its fourth critical component, the ... Read more...
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IGCAR to develop advanced boiler for coal- fired power plants
September 6th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, Sep 6 (IANS) The Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) in Kalpakkam has decided to design and develop a 800 MW advanced, ultra super-critical boiler for use ... Read more...
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Work on first fast-breeder fuel cycle facility next year
September 6th, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 6 (IANS) Work on India's first fast-breeder fuel cycle facility (FRFCF) is expected to start next year with the project's regulatory clearances reaching the final leg.
"Construction work on the ... Read more...
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India to host Asian Nuclear Prospects conference in October
September 5th, 2010 - 12:32 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 4 (IANS) Around 250 nuclear scientists, technologists and industrialists are expected to participate in the three-day Asian Nuclear Prospects 2010 conference to be held near here in October, a top ... Read more...
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Of Tata, Bhabha and good old dramatic tales (IANS Books This Week)
August 5th, 2010 - 3:20 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Some home truths about towering edifices and small pleasures of stories smartly told. The cache this week is a mix of serious non-fiction and fiction:
1. Book: "Tata: ... Read more...
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Missing nuclear scientist found — in jail (Lead)
June 10th, 2010 - 6:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 10 (IANS) Nearly five days after a scientist with the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu was reported missing, he was traced Thursday to ... Read more...
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Missing Kalpakkam official’s two-wheeler found
June 10th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 10 (IANS) The abandoned two wheeler of scientific officer V.V. Radhakrishnan, who works at Kalpakkam's Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) and has been missing since last week, has ... Read more...
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India’s new fast-breeder on track, nuclear power from September next
May 11th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, May 11 (IANS) With another critical component set to join the Rs.5,600-crore ($1.25 billion) fast-breeder reactor at Kalpakkam, some 80 km from here, scientists at the 500 mw nuclear ... Read more...
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DU has violated radioactive waste rules: Centre
May 7th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, May 7 (ANI): The Union Government on Friday said that Delhi University had violated rules by selling scrap containing radioactive material.Making a statement in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of ... Read more...
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Fresh radiation source discovered in Mayapuri
April 14th, 2010 - 12:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 14 (IANS) Nearly a week after the first source of radiation was discovered in a scrap market in west Delhi's Mayapuri area, another source containing Cobalt 60 ... Read more...
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Body of missing nuclear centre scientist found
February 26th, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 26 (IANS) The body of a scientist working at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), who had been missing since last week, was found in a railway hospital ... Read more...
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