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Kudankulam nuclear-plant reactor trips, stops generation via The Times of India

Posted on 2015/05/10 by norma field

CHENNAI: The first 1,000-MW unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) stopped generation on Saturday evening after the reactor tripped, the Power System Operation Corporation Ltd. (PSOCO) said on Sunday. […] Read more.

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NPCIL dismisses reports of blast at Kudankulam plant via economic times

Posted on 2014/05/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

CHENNAI: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) today dismissed reports about blast or steam pipe leak at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, saying there was only “an incident of hot water spillage” in which six persons were injured. “There … Continue reading →

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After forming govt in Delhi, AAP reaches out to anti-Kudankulam protesters via Indiatoday

Posted on 2013/12/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

After forming government in Delhi, looks like AAP is reaching out to other states also by picking up the local issues. AAP’s support to anti-Kudankulam protests could turn political. AAP’s Prashant Bhushan held meeting with anti-Kudankulam protests leader SP Udayakumar … Continue reading →

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Anti-nuclear activists booked in connection with explosion near Kudankulam plant via The Times Of India

Posted on 2013/11/27 by kojimaaiko

Police have booked anti-nuclear protesters including S P Udayakumar in connection with the explosion at a village near Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in which six people including three children were killed. Udayakumar, head of the anti-nuclear People’s Movement Against Nuclear … Continue reading →

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Anti-Kudankulam activists to raise protest to next level via The Hindu

Posted on 2013/09/01 by norma field

Even as the first unit at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) is progressing to generate 500 MW of electricity, the People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) feels that the villagers in the neighbouring areas have not lost their steam. … Continue reading →

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What’s going on at Kudankulam? via the Hindu Business Line

Posted on 2013/06/24 by norma field

What’s holding up the commissioning? Is it a problem with the valves and cables? Or something more? The Site Director at the Kudankulam nuclear power project, R.S. Sundar, is a man apparently wizened by experience. When Business Line asked him … Continue reading →

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Kudankulam: India court allows operations at nuclear plant via BBC News

Posted on 2013/05/07 by yukimiyamotodepaul

India’s Supreme Court has ruled that the controversial Kudankulam nuclear plant in Tamil Nadu state can start operations. The judges said the plant was “safe and secure” and “necessary for the welfare and economic growth of India”. Last year, villagers … Continue reading →

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Inferior parts being used in Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant: Top scientist via The Times of India

Posted on 2013/04/07 by norma field

CHENNAI: The Centre, speeding up the process to commission the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, received a jolt from one of the country’s noted nuclear scientist and former chairman of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) A Gopalakrishnan, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on 2013/03/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Durban: 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. “I am pleased to inform you Mr President … Continue reading →

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India to launch Kudankulam nuclear power plant by end 2013 via The Voice of Russia

Posted on 2013/02/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Kudankulam nuclear power plant in southern India will be launched by the end of 2012, Indian President Pranab Mukherjee has told the parliament Thursday, stressing the security of nuclear facilities was the government’s primal objective. The first energy unit … Continue reading →

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