Indian elected global nuclear operators group chief
June 21st, 2012 - 9:32 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 21 (IANS) S.K. Jain, the former chairman and managing director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) was elected as the chairman of governing board of World ... Read more...
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China expands its oldest n-power plant
April 8th, 2012 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 8 (IANS) China's first nuclear power plant has finished an expansion project with a new generator unit in operation, said China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) Sunday.The pressurized water ... Read more...
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China raises investment in nuclear R&D;
February 21st, 2012 - 7:14 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 21 (IANS) China has raised its investment in the nuclear research and development sector by 20 percent last year, a senior official has said.According to China National Nuclear ... Read more...
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20-year-old Chinese n-plant totally safe
November 27th, 2011 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 27 (IANS) China's first nuclear power plant that was set up in 1991 has been operating safely for the past 20 years, the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) ... Read more...
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No move to derail nuke power development plans, says China
March 26th, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar. 26 (ANI): China's largest nuclear plant operator - the China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC), has said that Japan's nuclear crisis should not derail its plan to develop its own nuclear ... Read more...
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China’s uranium shortage likely to end by 2021
January 18th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Jan.18 (ANI): The state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation has predicted that uranium shortage for nuclear reprocessing technology may end by 2021.It will take at least a decade for China to start ... Read more...
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China develops technology to solve uranium shortage
January 4th, 2011 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 4 (IANS) China, one of the world's largest energy consumers, has made a technological breakthrough in reprocessing spent nuclear fuel that could extend uranium's usage by 60 times and potentially ... Read more...
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China n-firm’s ex-chief jailed for corruption (Second Lead)
November 19th, 2010 - 6:49 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 19 (IANS) The former head of China's state-run nuclear corporation was Friday sentenced to life imprisonment for corruption by a Chinese court.Kang Rixin, former general manager of China National Nuclear ... Read more...
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China n-firm’s ex-chief gets life for corruption
November 19th, 2010 - 11:51 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 19 (IANS) A Chinese court Friday sentenced the former head of the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) to life imprisonment for corruption, Xinhua reported.Kang Rixin, former general manager of CNNC, ... Read more...
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Former n-firm chief expelled from Chinese Communist Party
October 18th, 2010 - 6:43 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 18 (IANS) Members of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Monday endorsed a decision to expel Kang Rixin, the former chief of China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC), from the party's ... Read more...
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IAEA informed about new N-plant in Pakistan: China
September 22nd, 2010 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, Sep 21 (IANS) The Chinese government Tuesday said it had informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) about the new nuclear reactor its state-owned nuclear firm is constructing in Pakistan ... Read more...
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China in discussions to build 1 GW nuke power plant in Pak
September 20th, 2010 - 5:25 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Sept 29 (ANI): China National Nuclear Corp (CNNC) is reportedly discussing building a one gig watt scale nuclear power plant in Pakistan, after having built two there and signed agreements for ... Read more...
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China offers Argentina nuclear power technology
July 15th, 2010 - 1:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 15 (IANS/EFE) Argentine President Cristina Fernandez was received here Wednesday by Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao as Beijing offered to provide advanced technology for Argentina's planned fourth nuclear power plant.
Before ... Read more...
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Chinese firms sign nuke reactor deals with Pak despite international outcry
June 25th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, June 25 (ANI): Despite serious objections being raised by both the US and India over China's offer to help Pakistan build two nuclear reactors, a couple of Chinese companies have already ... Read more...
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China begins construction of new nuclear power plant
April 26th, 2010 - 10:13 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 26 (IANS) China has begun constructing a large nuclear power plant in southern Hainan province.
The construction of the plant started Sunday in Changjiang County of Hainan province with an estimated ... Read more...
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China appoints new nuclear agency chief
August 14th, 2009 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 14 (Xinhua) Deputy director of China's National Energy Administration Sun Qin has been appointed as the country's nuclear agency chief.
Sun replaced Kang Rixin, general manager of the China National Nuclear ... Read more...
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