Towards Zero Emission of Greenhouse Gases
For decades climate scientists have warned to limit the human influence on ecosystem and climate that led to global warming and climate change. Now they say we have very little time to act. The Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC), a global institution that studies climate change, has recently released another alarming report that bespeaks the increasing harm we humans are doing to the environment in the form of greenhouse gases emissions. This disrupts the climate more and raises global warming. There should be zero emission of greenhouse gases by 2100, the report suggests, if there has to be no further rise in the temperature. That means, all nations have to phase out the usage of fossil fuel by end of this century. - J Devaprakash
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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
WHEN SMALL IS BIG
How portable small nuclear reactor can be useful for supplying power to remote places
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.”
“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…
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…
