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India, Japan seek early agreement on civil nuclear pact via Reuters

(Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Indian counterpart agreed on Wednesday to speed up talks on a deal to allow Japan to export nuclear plants and to strengthen security cooperation as both sides keep a wary eye … Continue reading

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Stop India-Japan Nuclear Agreement: An International Appeal via DiaNuke.org

Stop India-Japan Nuclear Agreement, Stop Nuclear Export Policy We, the undersigned, are concerned citizens of the world and we write this in support of the people in India and Japan. We stand in complete opposition to the India-Japan nuclear cooperation … Continue reading

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Japan, India to resume talks on nuclear cooperation pact via Global Post

Japan and India are set to agree on the restart of talks on bilateral cooperation in nuclear energy development during a summit meeting of the two countries’ leaders scheduled for later this month, Japanese government sources said Monday. Chief Cabinet … Continue reading

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

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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Nuclear power plant plan gets go ahead via gulfnews.com

India’s supreme court ruling says plant will help ‘people’s welfare’ New Delhi: India’s Supreme Court gave the green light on Monday to the commissioning of the nation’s largest nuclear power plant in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, despite widespread … Continue reading

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INS Arihant, India’s N-powered submarine, to be operational soon via NDTV

New Delhi: In a big step towards securing India’s nuclear deterrence capabilities, the reactor on board the indigenously built nuclear-powered submarine INS Arihant is set to become operational within three weeks. The submarine, which is over 100 metres long, has been … Continue reading

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Koodankulam Nuclear Plant Has Salient Lessons For India And Russia via counter currents

By Buddhi Kota Subbarao.Ph.D. 24 March, 2013 Countercurrents.org Men may lie, machines do not. The substandard components allegedly supplied by a Russian Company for the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Southern India caused the Nuclear Plant to become a Speaking … Continue reading

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David Bradbury on Idinthakarai’s anti-nuclear front line via Independent Australit.net

Award winning Australian filmmaker, David Bradbury, describes in chilling detail his visit to the epicentre of the Kudankulam anti-nuclear struggle in India – the beautiful seaside town of Idinthakarai. I KNEW we were in trouble when the young auto-rickshaw driver … Continue reading

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Waves of Resistance Never End at Nuclear Plant via Inter Press Service

KUDANKULAM, India, Feb 3 2013 (IPS) – An indefinite struggle continues against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in the southern Indian state Tamil Nadu despite a government crackdown on protests. Idinthakarai, a village in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, has … Continue reading

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

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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