Fuel loading at India's first fast-breeder reactor to begin next week

Having overcome multiple challenges, fuel loading at India's first prototype fast-breeder reactor in Tamil Nadu's Kalpakkam is expected to start next week. IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

Rs 200 Billion For Bharat Small Reactors

Whether the ambitious targets are achievable is a moot question as India's earlier target was 20,000 MW of nuclear power by 2020. IMAGE: A view of India's first indigenously developed 700-megawatt......

India's BSRs Won't Need New Safety Rules

'Bharat Small Reactors are essentially similar to the existing 220 MWe Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors. The existing regulations are applicable for BSRs.' Kindly note the image has been posted......

Radiation: Atomic agencies seek Greenpeace's help

Environmental organisation Greenpeace claimed that its recent findings -- about sources of radiation existing in the scrap market in Delhi's Mayapuri area -- has forced the Atomic Energy Regulatory......

Govt eyes N-technology to end vegetable shortage

To curb rising food prices, the Union government is contemplating using large-scale nuclear irradiation technology for increasing the shelf life of fruit and vegetables, particularly that of onions......

GE Healthcare takes big leap in Make in India journey

GE Healthcare, a unit of US-based General Electric Company, on Wednesday launched Revolution ACT -- a new, computed tomography scanner. In line with the company’s Make in India efforts, the......

'Our rating is dependent on the medium-term outlook'

'While we note the very strong cyclical recovery in the economy, we believe there is still uncertainty over medium-term prospects' IMAGE: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at a review......

Railways, India Post not among PSUs to go on sale block

The department of investment and public asset management (Dipam) can also seek in-principle approval from the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) for strategic divestment of PSUs on a......