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India Must Up Nuclear Capacity Tenfold To Meet Energy Security Goals: Report
Titled "Atoms for Net-Zero", the report positions nuclear power as a cornerstone of India's long-term industrial growth strategy, particularly as electricity demand surges from data centres, artificial intelligence, manufacturing, green hydrogen production, and heavy industry.
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India's Latest Nuclear Reactor Win Can Lead To 700 Years Of Energy Security
India has achieved one of the most consequential milestones in its atomic energy journey, as the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achieved criticality.
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Bangladesh Enters Nuclear Era As 2,400-MW Power Plant Begins Fuel Loading
Rooppur is equipped with two VVER-1200 reactors, each with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, giving the plant a combined output of 2,400 megawatts.
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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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From Uranium To Thorium: India Advances 3-Stage Nuclear Strategy
While uranium powers India's nuclear present, thorium remains central to its longterm clean energy future.
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India Achieves Nuclear Criticality, Top Scientist Calls It "Akshay Patra Moment"
The PFBR marks a technological leap from India's first-stage reactors, the Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs), which form the backbone of the country's nuclear fleet.
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India Enters New Nuclear Era As Kalpakkam Reactor Attains Criticality
With this achievement, the country formally entered the second stage of the three-stage nuclear power programme envisioned by Homi J Bhabha.
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India's Most Advanced Atomic Reactor Reaches Milestone, Attains Criticality
Criticality refers to the point at which a reactor achieves a self-sustaining nuclear fission reaction, where the number of neutrons produced is sufficient to keep the reaction going without external intervention
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RM Nachammai Becomes First Woman At Helm Of Functional Nuclear Power Plant
In a landmark moment for India's nuclear power program, RM Nachammai has created history by becoming the first woman chief superintendent looking after the operations of a functional nuclear power plant.
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Sam Altman Rejects AI Power Use Argument With "Totally Insane" Comment, Internet Reacts
He stated that training a human takes about 20 years of life and food, equivalent to the energy used in AI model training.
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World's Data Centres Are Guzzling Power, Water. Does India Have Solutions?
As artificial intelligence fuels a data centre explosion, electricity and water demand are surging. Can India bridge the widening gap between digital ambition and climate action, or is low-carbon nuclear power the only way out?
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Budget 2026 Supercharges Solar, Storage, Nuclear, But Skips EV Fast Lane
In a fiscal flex that marries atomic ambition with eco-innovation, India's 2026-27 budget drops a Rs 20,000 crore bombshell on carbon capture tech while extending duty-free imports for nuclear power plants until 2035.
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NPCIL Notification 2026: Apply For Technician, Scientific Assistant And Other 100+ Vacancies
Vacancies include Scientific Assistant, Stipendiary Trainee, X-ray Technician, and Assistant Grade-I. Eligibility requires 10th, 12th, or Diploma qualifications.
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Opinion | SHANTI Bill May Not Necessarily Be A Nuclear 'Sell-Out', After All
Whether SHANTI is a sell-out dressed up as reform, or a lever for reliable power for industry and cities, and for turning rural power from a lottery into a utility, will be decided by the hard work of implementation.
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Russia's Rosatom Delivers Nuclear Fuel To Kudankulam Plant In Tamil Nadu
Russia's state-run nuclear corporation has said it has delivered the first consignment of nuclear fuel for initial loading of the third reactor at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu.
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India Must Up Nuclear Capacity Tenfold To Meet Energy Security Goals: Report
Titled "Atoms for Net-Zero", the report positions nuclear power as a cornerstone of India's long-term industrial growth strategy, particularly as electricity demand surges from data centres, artificial intelligence, manufacturing, green hydrogen production, and heavy industry.
-
India's Latest Nuclear Reactor Win Can Lead To 700 Years Of Energy Security
India has achieved one of the most consequential milestones in its atomic energy journey, as the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achieved criticality.
-
Bangladesh Enters Nuclear Era As 2,400-MW Power Plant Begins Fuel Loading
Rooppur is equipped with two VVER-1200 reactors, each with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, giving the plant a combined output of 2,400 megawatts.
-
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.
-
From Uranium To Thorium: India Advances 3-Stage Nuclear Strategy
While uranium powers India's nuclear present, thorium remains central to its longterm clean energy future.
-
India Achieves Nuclear Criticality, Top Scientist Calls It "Akshay Patra Moment"
The PFBR marks a technological leap from India's first-stage reactors, the Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs), which form the backbone of the country's nuclear fleet.
-
India Enters New Nuclear Era As Kalpakkam Reactor Attains Criticality
With this achievement, the country formally entered the second stage of the three-stage nuclear power programme envisioned by Homi J Bhabha.
-
India's Most Advanced Atomic Reactor Reaches Milestone, Attains Criticality
Criticality refers to the point at which a reactor achieves a self-sustaining nuclear fission reaction, where the number of neutrons produced is sufficient to keep the reaction going without external intervention
-
RM Nachammai Becomes First Woman At Helm Of Functional Nuclear Power Plant
In a landmark moment for India's nuclear power program, RM Nachammai has created history by becoming the first woman chief superintendent looking after the operations of a functional nuclear power plant.
-
Sam Altman Rejects AI Power Use Argument With "Totally Insane" Comment, Internet Reacts
He stated that training a human takes about 20 years of life and food, equivalent to the energy used in AI model training.
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World's Data Centres Are Guzzling Power, Water. Does India Have Solutions?
As artificial intelligence fuels a data centre explosion, electricity and water demand are surging. Can India bridge the widening gap between digital ambition and climate action, or is low-carbon nuclear power the only way out?
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Budget 2026 Supercharges Solar, Storage, Nuclear, But Skips EV Fast Lane
In a fiscal flex that marries atomic ambition with eco-innovation, India's 2026-27 budget drops a Rs 20,000 crore bombshell on carbon capture tech while extending duty-free imports for nuclear power plants until 2035.
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NPCIL Notification 2026: Apply For Technician, Scientific Assistant And Other 100+ Vacancies
Vacancies include Scientific Assistant, Stipendiary Trainee, X-ray Technician, and Assistant Grade-I. Eligibility requires 10th, 12th, or Diploma qualifications.
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Opinion | SHANTI Bill May Not Necessarily Be A Nuclear 'Sell-Out', After All
Whether SHANTI is a sell-out dressed up as reform, or a lever for reliable power for industry and cities, and for turning rural power from a lottery into a utility, will be decided by the hard work of implementation.
-
Russia's Rosatom Delivers Nuclear Fuel To Kudankulam Plant In Tamil Nadu
Russia's state-run nuclear corporation has said it has delivered the first consignment of nuclear fuel for initial loading of the third reactor at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu.
