Tamil Nadu N-plant

• Anti-nuclear protester booked for explosion which killed 6 near Kudankulam N-plant

  At least six people including two children died as country-made bombs exploded at the Tsunami Colony in Idinthakarai village, the ground zero for protests against the Kudankulam Nuclear Plant in the Tirunelvelli district of Tamil Nadu.

• Petition by scientists expressing concern over Kudankulam N-plant's safety: Full text

  About 60 leading scientists have petitioned the chief ministers of Tamil Nadu and Kerala to have another safety evaluation of the Kudankulam Nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu.

• Kudankulam nuclear plant unit 1 to be operational in April: PM tells Putin

  Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has assured Russian President Vladimir Putin that the first phase of the nuclear power project at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu will be up and running by next month.

• Russia hints Kudankulam N-plant cost may go up

  On the eve of a key bilateral meeting, Russia said the cost of the next phase of the Kudankulam atomic project would escalate if it has to bear additional liabilities arising from a possible nuclear accident. With differences in perception over India's civil nuclear liability law, the negotiations on the units III and IV of the Kudankulam Nuclear P...

• Change of guard at Kudankulam N-plant

  A series of top level changes due to retirement of certain officials at India's atomic power plant operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has resulted in a change of guard at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), said an official.

• Kalpakkam N-plant close to completion: Official

  The 500 MegaWatt (MW) prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam will soon get its first lot of fuel assemblies - used to build its nuclear fuel core, a senior official has said, adding that 86 per cent of the "physical work" on the plant has been completed.The Rs 5677 crore project is being built by India's fast breeder reactor operator Bh...

• PM, Jayalalithaa meet, discuss row over Mullaperiyar Dam and Kudankulam N-plant

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to advise Kerala not to build a new dam across Mullaperiyar and sought a financial package for the state.

• Kudankulam row: PM's N-plant announcement sparks black flag protests in Tamil Nadu

  By promising resolution of the Kudankulam issue within a couple of weeks, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may have reassured his Russian hosts, but his statement has set off a storm back home in Tamil Nadu.

• Kudankulam N-plant: Protesters allege threat to lives

  Days after talks between government representatives and villagers protesting against the setting up of a nuclear power plant at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu failed, protesters are alleging a threat to their lives. Activists Udhayakumar, Pushparayan and Jesudas have alleged that they have received threats over the phone.

• Kudankulam N-Plant: Nuclear watchdog asks for additional safety measures

  "Safest in the world" is the argument that the Centre and experts have used to counter opposition to the Kundankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu. That claim may now well turn out to be hollow, with the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) asking for additional safety measures following a new post-Fukushima assessment.

• Kudankulam N-plant: State, Centre panels meet

  After weeks of protests, the first face-to-face dialogue on the stalled Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu will take place today between the state-appointed panel, which comprises of representatives of the anti-nuclear protesters and between the 15-member independent expert group, appointed by the central government.

• Kudankulam N-plant protests: Kalam steps in as mediator

  Former President APJ Abdul Kalam will play mediator in Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam nuclear plant row. India's missile man, who is a strong advocate of nuclear power, has planned to survey the coastal nuclear installations.

• Tamil Nadu N-plant row: Jayalalithaa slams Centre, PM

  For the second time, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa has strongly criticised the Prime Minister for the Kudankulam nuclear plant row saying her government is very clear that there should be no work at the site unless public fears are addressed.

• Kudankulam N-plant protests temporarily called off for civic polls

  In a major relief to stranded employees of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu, villagers protesting against the project have temporarily called off their agitation for smooth conduct of the civic polls on Monday.

• Kudankulam N-plant protests: Contract workers leave, employees confined to homes

  It's not just work that has been hit at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu due to protests against the upcoming project. The effect is now spilling over to normal life inside the power plant complex which has been completely paralysed as protests entered its third day.