New Delhi:Scaling up cooperation in the atomic energy sector, India and Russia have finalised a general framework agreement and credit protocol for setting up units five and six at the Kudankulam nuclear plant. The formal announcement of the pact and the credit protocol is likely to be made after bilateral talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin tomorrow in Goa on the sidelines of BRICS Summit. "Russia and India finalised 'General Framework Agreeme...Read More

New Delhi India and France have signed an MoU for the construction of six nuclear reactors at Jaitapur in Maharashtra, two months after the two countries decided to conclude the techno-commercial negotiations for the project by the year end. The pact was inked yesterday at the end of the two-day visit of a high-level delegation of Electricite de France (EDF - French public utility) to Mumbai for holding discussions with National Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) on the construction o...Read More

Ahmedabad A day after one of the units of Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) near Surat in Gujarat was shut down after heavy water leakage, a team of experts today began a probe to identify the cause of the leak even as officials reaffirmed that there was no radioactive release at the site. Two experts from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) are at the site to assist KAPS officials in the probe. The experts have been deputed for an independent assessment of the situation a...Read More

New Delhi This is the official statement issued by the Government of India on Kakrapar Unit-1 leakage from Coolant System: The Unit-1 of Kakrapara Atomic Power Station (KAPS), an indigenous 220 MWe Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) underwent an automatic shutdown today at about 0900 hrs, following an incident of a leak from its coolant system. The safety systems of the reactor have worked as intended, including the backup cooling systems. All the safety functions for the react...Read More

Surat Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, a Government of India enterprise today in a statement said that Unit-1 of Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in south Gujarat which was operating at its rated power was shutdown at about 9.00 hours today. The statement further reads, "consequent to a small leak in Primary Heat Transport(PHT) System, the reactor was shut down as intended as per design provisions." All safety systems are working as intended. The radioactivity/raditation le...Read More

New Delhi The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval to the Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreement with Australia. The civil nuclear cooperation agreement with Australia was brought into force on 13 November 2015 along with the Administrative Arrangement for implementing the Agreement. The fuel supply arrangements with Australia will bolster energy security by supporting the expansion of nuclear power in India. Under Prime Minister Shri Narendra...Read More

New Delhi India is expected to offer a site in Andhra Pradesh to set up units five and six of Kudankulam nuclear power plant by Russia in sync with broad principles of 'Make in India' initiative and a decision in this regard is likely to be finalised during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Moscow this week. The two countries are likely to sign an agreement for the two units with provisions for involvement of India's private sector in the project including in supply of various compo...Read More

New Delhi In a move to scale up cooperation in the nuclear energy sector, India and Russia are likely to sign an agreement on Kudankulam units 5 and 6 during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the Eurasian country from Wednesday. Sources said the government is also planning to make optimum use of the available nuclear sites in various states to accommodate more atomic reactors to meet energy-starved country's growing needs. Modi is scheduled to visit Russia from December 23-24 to h...Read More