GEH, BWXT CANADA INK AGREEMENT TO SUPPORT BWRX-300 DESIGN AND COMMERCIALIZATION
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and BWXT Canada Ltd. (BWXT Canada) have entered into a teaming agreement to cooperate on engineering and procurement to...
MORE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS ARE IN QUEUE
Recently, in a written reply to a question in the Loksabha, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge / IC) Science & Technology; Minister of...
BARAKAH NUCLEAR POWER PLANT UNIT 1 COMMENCES COMMERCIAL OPERATION
Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions Corporation (Toshiba ESS) has recently informed that the Barakah nuclear power plant Unit 1, which is a commercial nuclear...
FRENCH COMPANY SUBMITS TECHNO-COMMERCIAL OFFER TO NPCIL
EDF has submitted to NPCIL the French binding techno-commercial offer to supply engineering studies and equipment for the construction of six EPR reactors at...
Outage Planning and Analytics helps nuclear power plant operators
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) and GE Digital introduce Outage Planning and Analytics (OPA), a digital solution to help nuclear power plant operators plan,...
FIRST NPP TO DELIVER 400 BILLION KILOWATT HOURS OF ELECTRICITY
As per the 13th Amendment of the Atomic Energy Act of Germany, Grohnde is scheduled to retire from the grid latest by 31. 12. 2021…
INDIA’S NUCLEAR CAPACITY TO REACH 22,480 MW BY 2031
The government has accorded ‘in-principle’ approval for five new sites for locating nuclear power plants in future...
Nuclear Energy In India
India aims to supply 9% of its electricity needs with nuclear power by 2032 and 25% by 2050. This article highlights the status quo and the needs to achieve the target…
“India will chart its own course of energy transition…”
Recently, in a free-wheeling interaction with Electrical India (EI) team, Dr Vivek Soni, Faculty of Management, PhD & MTech (IIT Delhi), and a Certified Independent Director -MoCA, Govt of India, revealed his observations and expectations from the ongoing developments in the Indian Power Sector. Here is the Part 2 of the interaction; remaining parts will appear in the next issues of EI…
India’s first 700 MWe PHW reactor attains criticality
PM, Narendra Modi: “This indigenously designed 700 MWe KAPP-3 reactor is a shining example of Make in India.”
WHEN SMALL IS BIG
How portable small nuclear reactor can be useful for supplying power to remote places
Two Kudankulam NPP power units connected to India’s power grid
The task for scheduled preventative maintenance preparation was set at the first meeting of the Joint Coordination Council held on October 15, 2019.
Rosatom’s first of a kind floating nuclear power unit arrives in Russia
The floating power unit Akademik Lomonosov has arrived at the port of its permanent location in Pevek, Chukotka, in Russia’s Far East, where it is being docked to start operations by the end of this year.
Unit 2 of Bangladesh Nuclear Power Plant completed
Concrete works of the turbine hall foundation slab at Unit – 2 of Bangladesh’s maiden Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) has been completed on August 6, 2019.
Russia completes core supply for Kudankulam Unit 3
The supply of the main equipment for the third unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu (India) was completed.
Unit of Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant-2 generates power in Russia
Russia’s Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation, the technical consultants and main equipment suppliers for Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu, announced that ‘innovative unit-2 of the Novovoronezh Nuclear Power Plant-2’ for the first-time supplied electricity to the national grid.
Floating nuclear power unit to begin operations in Russia
After a series of successful and comprehensive tests, including on its twin KLT-40 reactor system, the one of its kind floating nuclear power unit (FPU) ‘Akademik Lomonosov’ is ready for commercial operations in Russia.
Tata Projects secure NPCIL order
Tata Projects has received a prestigious order from Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL).
KUDANKULAM IS SAFEST NUCLEAR PLANT IN THE WORLD
The main feature of the Indian project (Kudankulam) is a unique combination of active and passive safety systems that provide maximum resilience against external and internal impacts, including tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes and even an aircraft crash. - Andrey Shevlyakov, CEO, Rosatom South Asia
Nuclear Power Projects: Prospects & Challenges
Despite the strong rationale for reducing GHG emissions, the installation of nuclear power projects is slower than other projects. A closer look. - Ashok Upadhyay
