Top level changes at two atomic power operators (Lead)
June 1st, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 1 (IANS) Top level changes took place Friday at India's two nuclear power operators - Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (Bhavini)and Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL), ... Read more...
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Top level changes at two atomic power operators
June 1st, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 1 (IANS) Top level changes took place Friday at India's two nuclear power operators - Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (Bhavini) and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd ... Read more...
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India to launch 16 new nuclear reactors
June 1st, 2012 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 1 (IANS) The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) will launch 16 reactors at an outlay of Rs.2.3 trillion ($40 billion) during the 12th Plan period (2012-17), ... Read more...
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86 percent work on Kalpakkam N-plant complete: Official
April 30th, 2012 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, April 30 (IANS) The 500 MW prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam will soon get its first lot of fuel assemblies - used to build its nuclear fuel ... Read more...
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Testing of India’s fast breeder reactor by September
January 11th, 2012 - 5:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 11 (IANS) Systems testing of India's own 500 MW prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) is expected to commence in September this year -- by when the construction work ... 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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NPCIL tying up with state-run firms for n-power
July 22nd, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Rawatbhata (Rajasthan), July 22 (IANS) The Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL) plans to tie up with state-run firms like ONGC, Indian Oil and NTPC to finance upcoming nuclear ... 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’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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Cloudy sky delays installation of reactor component
September 16th, 2010 - 5:03 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 16 (IANS) India's fast breeder reactor operator Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (Bhavini) is awaiting a clear sky report from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to install a critical component ... Read more...
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Work on two more fast breeder reactors begins
September 14th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 14 (IANS) India's fast breeder reactor operator Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (Bhavini) has started preliminary work for the construction of two more units at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu.
"The government ... 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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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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India’s fast breeder n-reactor achieves second milestone (Lead)
December 6th, 2009 - 12:16 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 6 (IANS) India's first indigenously designed 500MW fast breeder nuclear power project at Kalpakkam achieved its second milestone when the huge main vessel was lowered into the safety vessel, an ... Read more...
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India’s fast breeder reactor achieves second milestone
December 6th, 2009 - 11:23 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Dec 6 (IANS) India's first indigenously designed 500MW fast breeder nuclear power project achieved its second milestone albeit silently when the huge main vessel was lowered into the safety vessel, an ... Read more...
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Main vessel for India’s fast breeder reactor to be lowered in two weeks (Lead) (With Images)
October 28th, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 28 (IANS) Armed with the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board's (AERB) clearance for erection of major nuclear reactor components, officials of Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam (Bhavini) building the Rs.5,600 crore fast ... Read more...
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Main vessel for India’s fast breeder reactor to be built in two weeks (With Images)
October 28th, 2009 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, Oct 28 (IANS) Armed with the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board's (AERB) clearance for erection of major nuclear reactor components, officials of Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam (Bhavini) building the Rs.5,600 ... Read more...
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Larsen and Toubro wins orders worth $217 mn (Business Capsule)
August 24th, 2009 - 8:21 pm ICT by IANS
Indo-Asian News Service
Mumbai, Aug 24 (IANS) Engineering and infrastructure major Larsen and Toubro (L&T) has bagged orders worth $217.45 million (Rs.1,044 crore) from Gulf-based firms to build electrical substations, the company said ... Read more...
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Simulator for nuclear power reactor to train technical hands
August 18th, 2009 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 18 (IANS) A state-of-the-art simulator is being commissioned at Kalpakkam, 80 km from here, to train personnel who will man the upcoming nuclear power plant.
The state-run Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam ... Read more...
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India’s fast breeder reactor nears second milestone
June 16th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
By Venkatachari Jagannathan
Chennai, June 16 (IANS) India's first indigenously designed fast breeder reactor, which is expected to start functioning at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu by 2010 and generate 500 MW of electricity, ... Read more...
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Fast breeder reactor has quite a few firsts (To go with India’s first fast breeder reactor to be ready next year)
February 1st, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) The 500-MW prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) fast coming up at Kalpakkam, 80 km from here, has several firsts to its credit."For the first time in the country's ... Read more...
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India’s first fast breeder reactor to be ready next year
February 1st, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 1 (IANS) After over two decades of work, India's first nuclear reactor that will breed more fuel than it consumes will be ready next year, say senior officials at the ... Read more...
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Work on two more fast breeder reactors to start (Second of two-part series)
January 19th, 2009 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) Plans for two more fast breeder reactors at the nuclear power complex in Kalpakkam near here are proceeding fast, even as India's first 500 MW fast breeder nuclear ... Read more...
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‘Indo-US nuclear deal should result in two-way trade’
June 24th, 2008 - 8:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kalpakkam, June 24 (IANS) The proposed Indo-US nuclear deal will have to be a mutually beneficial relationship, and not one-way imports of reactors and equipment by India, a top official said here ... Read more...
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