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Kudankulam nuclear reactor to be fuelled by mid-August: Officials via NDTV

Posted on 2012/08/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Chennai: The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd is hopeful of soon getting clearance from the sectoral regulator to fuel the first reactor at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), a senior official said Sunday. “We had two detailed meetings with … Continue reading →

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Nuclear power vs. people power via Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2012/07/11 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Article Highlights India’s ambitions include a tenfold increase in nuclear power so it supplies 25 percent of the nation’s energy needs by 2050. Two 1,000-megawatt nuclear reactors at Koodankulam are expected to go online very soon — the first commissioned … Continue reading →

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Koodankulam Must Be Stopped: Vandana Shiva via DiaNuke.org

Posted on 2012/06/02 by norma field

Q: “A lot of people propose nuclear power and a solution for climate change, and a lot of people say it is a false solution. And since you’re here I assume you think it’s a false solution as well. What … Continue reading →

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Koodankulam: Idinthakarai turned into an open-air jail, govt playing divide-and-rule via DiaNuke.org

Posted on 2012/04/11 by norma field

April 10, 2012 SP Udayakumar, Coordinator, People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy Greetings! The daily relay fast has been happening here without interruption. Eleven of our comrades from Koodankulam have just been released on bail and each person has been asked … Continue reading →

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SUPPORT INDIAN PROTESTORS! CLOSE KUDANKULAM REACTORS–BEFORE THEY OPEN! via Nuclear Resource and Information Service

Posted on 2012/03/24 by norma field

March 23, 2012 Dear Friends, Dr. S.P. Udayakumar (Kumar to his friends, and I consider myself one of them) is a longtime leader in the peaceful resistance to nuclear power in India, as well as a leader in the NIRS/WISE … Continue reading →

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PM says American NGOs fund nuclear protests via Reuters

Posted on 2012/02/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – American NGOs fund the protests that hold India back from building the nuclear reactors it needs to meet fast-growing energy needs, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said in an interview published in Science magazine on Friday. Among the plants … Continue reading →

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India keen on having nuclear waste repository via Deccan Herald

Posted on 2012/02/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Site will be decided after research over next five years Half-a-century after launching the nuclear programme, India has finally begun working on a “deep geological repository” to permanently store its nuclear waste. Over the next five years, scientists are going … Continue reading →

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Asia Report: India Sees 52 Percent Rise in Investments via Renewable energy world.com

Posted on 2012/02/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

… For its part, India is ripe for exponential growth in renewable energy. The country has tremendous energy needs and an increasing difficulty in meeting those requirements through traditional means like diesel generation. Wind and solar, and to some extent … Continue reading →

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Fukushima casts a shadow over India’s industrial boom via The Japan Times Online

Posted on 2012/01/30 by norma field

The ongoing nuclear disaster in Fukushima has quashed once ambitious plans for the construction of new reactors in Japan. The government does, however, remain committed to promoting exports of nuclear reactors and technology as it sees huge potential in overseas … Continue reading →

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PM Manmohan Singh appoints nuclear scientist Anil Kakodkar as national Solar Mission Head via India Today

Posted on 2012/01/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

In a bizarre move that smacks of unfair public policy making, the Prime Minister has appointed longstanding votary of nuclear energy Anil Kakodkar as the head of the government’s most ambitious, multi-billion rupee, national solar mission.Kakodkar, former head of India’s … Continue reading →

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