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World's Oldest Operating Atomic Plant, In India, Gets 'Open Heart Surgery'
Commissioned in 1969, the Tarapur units are based on boiling water reactor technology.
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India's 2nd 700 MW Nuclear Reactor At Gujarat's Kakrapar Plant Begins Ops
India's second home-built 700 MW nuclear power reactor at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Gujarat today started operating at its full capacity, the plant operator said.
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India To Build Nuclear Power Plants In "Fleet Mode" From 2023
With the first pour of concrete for a 700 MW atomic power plant in Karnataka's Kaiga scheduled in 2023, India is set to put in motion construction activities for 10 'fleet mode' nuclear reactors over the next three years.
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Gujarat's Kakrapar Nuclear Reactor Unit 3 To Be Commissioned In November: Centre
Unit 3 of the Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant or KAPP, the 700 MW Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor in Gujarat, is expected to be commissioned by November this year, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said today.
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Atomic Power Plant In Gujarat Achieves Criticality, PM Modi Congratulates Scientists
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated nuclear scientists as Gujarat's Kakrapar atomic power plant-3 achieved criticality, saying the indigenous reactor is a shining example of the 'Make in India' campaign.
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7 Nuclear Reactors Under Construction, 17 More On The Way: Atomic Energy Secretary KN Vyas
To increase standardisation and bring modularity in building atomic power reactors, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited or NPCIL is going for fleet mode construction for future projects, Department of Atomic Energy Secretary KN Vyas said on Friday.
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One Kudankulam Nuclear Power Unit Restarts Generation
The first 1,000 MW atomic power unit at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) restarted generation after completion of refuelling today, said an official.
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Kudankulam-II Nuclear Plant To Restart Generation On Friday
The second 1,000 MW atomic power unit at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) that suffered an outage on Monday due to a problem in its steam dump valve is expected to start operations on Friday, said a senior official of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL).
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India Making Remarkable Progress In Nuclear Technology: IAEA Chief
India is making remarkable advancements in nuclear technology and is a very important partner of International Atomic Energy Agency, the global nuclear watchdog's Director General Yukiya Amano said on Wednesday. "For mass generation of electricity, nuclear energy is important. It paves the way for economic advancement. India is making remarkable ad...
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Kudankulam-II Nuclear Plant Will Go Critical On Sunday
The second unit of Kudankulam atomic power project in Tamil Nadu is expected to go critical on Sunday, SK Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL), said on Saturday.
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Kakrapar Atomic Power Station May Take Another 3-8 Months For Full Recovery
The Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) unit 1 in Gujarat, which has been shutdown since March due to radioactive leak, may still take nearly 3-8 months for full recovery.
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Madras Atomic Power Station Unit To Restart In 6 Days
The second 220 MW unit at the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS), which was shut down due to fuel machine problem/minor leak, is expected to restart within six days, a top plant official said.
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No New Nuclear Power Plants Should Come Up In India: Prakash Karat
The heavy water leakage at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in Gujarat must impel the Centre not to go ahead with new nuclear power projects in the country, senior CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat said yesterday.
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Greenpeace Demands Probe Into All 'Aging' Heavy Water Reactors
Greenpeace India on Tuesday demanded a probe by independent experts into all "aging" heavy water reactors in the country even and alleged the country's nuclear regulator has failed to ascertain the reason behind the recent "serious" incident at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in Gujarat.
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Probe Begins To Find Cause Of Heavy Water Leak At Kakrapar Plant
A day after one of the units of Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) near Surat in Gujarat was shut down after heavy water leakage, a team of experts today began a probe to identify the cause of the leak even as officials reaffirmed that there was no radioactive release at the site.
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World's Oldest Operating Atomic Plant, In India, Gets 'Open Heart Surgery'
Commissioned in 1969, the Tarapur units are based on boiling water reactor technology.
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India's 2nd 700 MW Nuclear Reactor At Gujarat's Kakrapar Plant Begins Ops
India's second home-built 700 MW nuclear power reactor at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) in Gujarat today started operating at its full capacity, the plant operator said.
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India To Build Nuclear Power Plants In "Fleet Mode" From 2023
With the first pour of concrete for a 700 MW atomic power plant in Karnataka's Kaiga scheduled in 2023, India is set to put in motion construction activities for 10 'fleet mode' nuclear reactors over the next three years.
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Gujarat's Kakrapar Nuclear Reactor Unit 3 To Be Commissioned In November: Centre
Unit 3 of the Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant or KAPP, the 700 MW Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor in Gujarat, is expected to be commissioned by November this year, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said today.
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Atomic Power Plant In Gujarat Achieves Criticality, PM Modi Congratulates Scientists
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated nuclear scientists as Gujarat's Kakrapar atomic power plant-3 achieved criticality, saying the indigenous reactor is a shining example of the 'Make in India' campaign.
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7 Nuclear Reactors Under Construction, 17 More On The Way: Atomic Energy Secretary KN Vyas
To increase standardisation and bring modularity in building atomic power reactors, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited or NPCIL is going for fleet mode construction for future projects, Department of Atomic Energy Secretary KN Vyas said on Friday.
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One Kudankulam Nuclear Power Unit Restarts Generation
The first 1,000 MW atomic power unit at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) restarted generation after completion of refuelling today, said an official.
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Kudankulam-II Nuclear Plant To Restart Generation On Friday
The second 1,000 MW atomic power unit at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) that suffered an outage on Monday due to a problem in its steam dump valve is expected to start operations on Friday, said a senior official of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL).
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India Making Remarkable Progress In Nuclear Technology: IAEA Chief
India is making remarkable advancements in nuclear technology and is a very important partner of International Atomic Energy Agency, the global nuclear watchdog's Director General Yukiya Amano said on Wednesday. "For mass generation of electricity, nuclear energy is important. It paves the way for economic advancement. India is making remarkable ad...
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Kudankulam-II Nuclear Plant Will Go Critical On Sunday
The second unit of Kudankulam atomic power project in Tamil Nadu is expected to go critical on Sunday, SK Sharma, Chairman and Managing Director of Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL), said on Saturday.
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Kakrapar Atomic Power Station May Take Another 3-8 Months For Full Recovery
The Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) unit 1 in Gujarat, which has been shutdown since March due to radioactive leak, may still take nearly 3-8 months for full recovery.
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Madras Atomic Power Station Unit To Restart In 6 Days
The second 220 MW unit at the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS), which was shut down due to fuel machine problem/minor leak, is expected to restart within six days, a top plant official said.
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No New Nuclear Power Plants Should Come Up In India: Prakash Karat
The heavy water leakage at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in Gujarat must impel the Centre not to go ahead with new nuclear power projects in the country, senior CPI(M) leader Prakash Karat said yesterday.
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Greenpeace Demands Probe Into All 'Aging' Heavy Water Reactors
Greenpeace India on Tuesday demanded a probe by independent experts into all "aging" heavy water reactors in the country even and alleged the country's nuclear regulator has failed to ascertain the reason behind the recent "serious" incident at Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in Gujarat.
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Probe Begins To Find Cause Of Heavy Water Leak At Kakrapar Plant
A day after one of the units of Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) near Surat in Gujarat was shut down after heavy water leakage, a team of experts today began a probe to identify the cause of the leak even as officials reaffirmed that there was no radioactive release at the site.
