Tag Archives: Russia

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

Posted on 2013/04/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

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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Kazakhstan Hopes to be Centre of Peaceful Nuclear Industry via NRG Expert

Posted on 2013/04/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

As North Korea continues to voice threatening rhetoric regarding its nuclear weapons ambitions we at NRG Expert, the market research company, would like to highlight some progressive national policy: the peaceful nuclear industry ambitions of Kazakhstan. A nation that once … Continue reading →

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Obama accused of nuclear U-turn as guided weapons plan emerges via the Guradian

Posted on 2013/04/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Barack Obama has been accused of reneging on his disarmament pledges after it emerged the administration was planning to spend billions on upgrading nuclear bombs stored in Europe to make the weapons more reliable and accurate. Under the plan, nearly … 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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Nuclear weapons: Who has what? via CNN

Posted on 2013/03/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

More than two dozen countries have nuclear power, but only a few have nuclear weapons or are suspected of pursuing nuclear weapons. Click on a country below to learn more about their nuclear programs. Read more and look at the … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Revival Dying in Europe as Power Prices Slump: Energy via Bloomberg

Posted on 2013/02/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A Czech atomic-plant expansion planned near the German border had been one of the few prizes left for Europe’s nuclear-power industry after the Fukushima disaster stopped projects from Switzerland to Romania. Russian and U.S. contractors have prepared to bid for … Continue reading →

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Kudankulam to go live during Putin trip via The Times of India

Posted on 2012/11/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] “The time constraint will prevent Putin from going there himself but the commissioning can happen even in a virtual manner with the Russian President and PM Manmohan Singh together giving the go-ahead from Delhi,” said a source. It remains … Continue reading →

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IAEA team tours India nuclear plant after radiation leak via The Naitonal

Posted on 2012/10/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

JAIPUR // A team from the UN’s nuclear watchdog began a safety inspection yesterday at a power plant in northern India where dozens of workers were exposed to radiation in separate leaks this year. The inspectors were touring the Rajasthan … Continue reading →

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No Imported Nuclear Plants, No Compromise Safety via People’s Democracy

Posted on 2012/09/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] The mega nuclear parks planned to be set up in Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh with US reactors would also be costly. The whole idea of importing nuclear reactors on such a large scale is unviable and is part of … Continue reading →

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Emirates Nuclear Energy awards six service contracts for UAE plants via Future Power Technology

Posted on 2012/08/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) has awarded nuclear-service contracts valued at $3bn to six foreign companies. Under the ENEC fuel supply programme, US-based ConverDyn will provide conversion services; Canada’s Uranium One will provide natural uranium; and URENCO, headquartered in the … Continue reading →

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