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India and Japan to Discuss Nuclear via Uranium Today

Posted on 2011/10/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

NEW DELHI: India and Japan will hold their fifth strategic dialogue from Friday during which the two sides will review and discuss ways to strengthen cooperation in key areas, including civil nuclear field, trade and security.  During the two-day dialogue, … Continue reading →

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Govt committed to Jaitapur nuclear project: S.M. Krishna via The Hindu

Posted on 2011/10/21 by snasser

The Government is committed to the Jaitapur nuclear project in Maharashtra and is awaiting completion of French review of safety aspects of the EPR design, the Minister for External Affairs, Mr S.M. Krishna, said on Thursday. The French firm Areva … Continue reading →

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India, France discuss military, civil nuclear deals via The Hindu

Posted on 2011/10/21 by snasser

India and France on Thursday discussed military contracts and civil nuclear safety during an interaction between External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna and his visiting counterpart, Alain Juppe. France, which has been awarded a multi-billion contract for setting up nuclear power … Continue reading →

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One-day anti-nuke fast turns into 72-hour strike at Idinthakarai via The Hindu

Posted on 2011/10/16 by norma field

The one-day token fast observed by the anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project protesters at Idinthakarai on Sunday has been converted into a 72-hour-long hunger strike “to condemn the Central Government’s adamant attitude” in rejecting the Tamil Nadu Cabinet’s recent resolution pertaining … Continue reading →

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Protests rise over Kudankulam; scientists’ entry prevented via The Hindu

Posted on 2011/10/15 by snasser

Stepping up their protest against the Kudankulam nuclear power plant, agitators on Thursday staged a roadblock in front of the plant site, preventing entry of scientists and workers into the complex. The protest hitherto confined to fast took a new … Continue reading →

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UPA should not dilute nuclear liability law via The New Indian Express

Posted on 2011/09/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Last Updated : 30 Sep 2011 11:58:29 PM IST Manmohan Singh’s pet project, the India-US nuclear deal, on which he staked the survival of UPA-I, hasn’t quite turned out to be the blessing it was touted to be. Apart from … Continue reading →

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Is Democracy Thwarting India’s Nuclear Power Ambitions? via The Wall Street Journal

Posted on 2011/09/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Megha Bahree India’s democratic process is changing the country’s nuclear energy program at startling speed. First it was protests at the proposed nuclear power plant at Jaitapur in Maharashtra. Now it’s protests at the plant under construction at Kudankulam … Continue reading →

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Anti-nuclear campaigners join hands, to intensify protest at plant sites via The Economic Times

Posted on 2011/09/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

AHMEDABAD: Even before the nuclear industry gets its act together to build new plants, activists opposing India’s atomic energy programme have joined hands for co-ordinated protests at various sites where nuclear projects are planned. Local activists are also in contact … Continue reading →

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Nuclear enrichment tech to take giant leap via The Times of India

Posted on 2011/08/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

MUMBAI: Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairman S Banerjee on Tuesday said that India’s nuclear enrichment and reprocessing technology (ENR) is set to take a giant leap. So far, reprocessing was done on a pilot scale. “This will now be multiplied … Continue reading →

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Singh bats for nuclear power shunned by Bengal Stress on safety, sights on Nobel via Telegraph

Posted on 2011/08/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Calcutta, Aug. 21: Manmohan Singh today underlined the importance of “environmentally friendly” nuclear energy in the country’s development four days after the Bengal government officially scrapped a proposed nuclear power project in East Midnapore citing green concerns. “The availability of … Continue reading →

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