Fuel Loading In Kudankulam

• Kudankulam row: Supreme Court reserves verdict on petitions seeking to stop fuel loading at the plant

  The Supreme Court today reserved its verdict on petitions seeking stringent safety measures for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu.

• Uranium fuel fully loaded in Kudankulam, reactor safe, says expert

  Even as anti-nuclear activists attempted to lay a siege on the atomic reactor at Kudankulam. India's nuclear energy utility, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) confirmed to NDTV that the first unit has been fully loaded with the requisite enriched uranium fuel and it is fully safe.

• If not satisfied with safety measures, we can stop Kudankulam plant: Supreme Court

  The Supreme Court has said that it will not hesitate in stopping the Kudankulam nuclear power plant if it finds that safety measures at the plant in Tamil Nadu are unsatisfactory. The court made these observations while hearing an appeal against the Madras High Court order that allowed fuel loading at the plant.

• Kudankulam protest: 1500 villagers bury themselves in neck-deep sand

  Villagers around the Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu are intensifying their protests following the loading of nuclear fuel in the plant. Around 1500 protesters have remained buried in neck deep sand at Idinthakarai since 10 am today. They will end their protest at 4 pm today.

• Fuel loading begins in Kudankulam Nuclear plant

  India's atomic energy regulator on Friday said it has given its nod to Nuclear Power Corporation Ltd (NPCIL) to load enriched uranium fuel rods in the first reactor at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP).

• Kudankulam controversy: 'Jal Satyagraha' by protesters enters second day

  Hundreds of anti-nuclear protesters stood in the sea for the second day today demanding the preparations for fuel loading into the Kudankulam nuclear reactor in Tamil Nadu by halted.

• Kudankulam controversy: Supreme Court refuses to stay fuel loading at nuclear plant

  The Supreme Court has refused to stop the loading of fuel into a nuclear reactor at the Kudankulam plant in Tamil Nadu, while stressing that safety of the people is of prime importance. In Kudankulam, hundreds of those who live around the plant, including women and children, waded into the sea today to demand that the nuclear plant be shut down imm...

• Kudankulam row: Petition in Supreme Court to stop fuel loading at plant

  The protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project reportedly spread to Chennai today with members of various parties and outfits being arrested for staging road blockades in various parts of the city.

• Protests against Kudankulam nuclear plant intensify, one killed in police firing in Tuticorin: Latest developments

  One person has reportedly died in police firing as protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu became more intense on a day that fuel was to be loaded in the first of two 1,000 megawatt reactors to enable it to start producing power. Demonstrators attempted to lay siege to the nuclear power plant, demanding a halt to the loadi...

• Kudankulam row: Police fire teargas shells at protesters

  With enriched uranium fuel set to be loaded in the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu, protests against the controversial project have once again intensified. The police fired teargas shells today to disperse villagers gathered on the sea shore around half a km away from the plant.

• Kudankulam protests: Villagers hold huge rally amid tight security

  With enriched uranium fuel set to be loaded in the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu, protests against the controversial project were intensified again on Sunday. An uneasy calm prevailed at the nuclear plant with anti-nuclear protesters bracing for a showdown with authorities.

• Kudankulam nuclear plant gets nod for loading fuel

  Nuclear fuel loading can finally begin at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu. The nuclear watch dog and regulator in India, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, has given its permission for fuel loading to begin into the controversial atomic reactor, which is located close to the southern tip of India at Kanyakumari.