Thorium utilization for large scale power production and associated technology development are one of the important aspects of Indian nuclear power programme. This is important due to its security in terms of fuel reserves; since India has one of the largest reserves of Thorium. Operation in closed...
All these indicate that for India to be able to meet its growing demand, nuclear and solar power could provide energy security in the long term. The first stage of commercially successful nuclear power programme has indicated that country has command on the technology through ...
nuclear power programme in the Lok Sabha on 4 December last year. "The standard 220 MW Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR), which has a proven safety and performance record, is being upgraded to reduce the land requirement and make it deployable close to industries for use as a captive ...
India's nuclear-power programme, which has been cut off from foreign technology by international sanctions since the country exploded its first nuclear bomb test in 1974, looks set to come in from the cold. A historic deal reached last week in Washington by US President George W. Bush and ...
India’s plutonium breeder reactor in Kalpakkam is nearly complete. Credit: Reuters/Babu The Indian government has barred a group of nuclear scientists from meeting in New Delhi, where they planned to challenge key elements of the nation's nuclear programme, Nature has learned. The International ...
programmeIndia envisioned an ambitious three-stage nuclear energy programme with plans to generate over 20,000 MW of power, though realities forced its revision to 10,000 MW. Despite being targeted by denial regimes after its 1974 peaceful nuclear explosion, the country managed to develop a ...
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Reports on the partial collapse of a concrete dome of a nuclear reactor containment building under construction at Kaiga in Karnataka state, India in May 1994. Minimal injuries to workers; Environmental groups' opposition to plant's location in virgin rain forest....
The Indian Nuclear Energy Programme: the Quest for Independence Since independence in 1947, India's leaders have held a fascination for nuclear energy in both its benign and destructive forms. As such, in the present period we cannot speak of a 'nuclear renaissance', but rather of a period ...
b) India? or, c) Brazil? Sam I’ll go with a) Germany. Neil OK, Sam. We’ll reveal the correct answer later in the programme. Sam As Neil mentioned, whatever the advantages of nuclear power for the climate, many members of ...