Nuclear Reactors

Research platform says India ranked 4th in global military strength in 2018; 124th in terms of generosity

Notably, with a GDP growth of 7.2 percent in 2018, India was also ranked at the top of the list of at least 35 countries. Bangladesh and China were at the spots of 2 and 3 respectively with a growth percentage of 7 and 6.6. US was recorded to have a growth of 2.9 percent.

CSIR plans to ramp up supply of radiation shielding window glass for India's nuclear reactors

CSIR-CGCRI's Director K. Muraleedharan said the lab has developed two products for the nuclear energy sector in India.

Rosatom open to signing NPCIL contract for six 1200 MW nuclear reactors at one go

At present, India and Russia have signed an agreement for six 1,000-MW nuclear reactors, of which two have been built and are operational at Kudankulam.

South Korea’s oldest nuclear plant to halt operations on its 40th birthday

South Korea's oldest nuclear reactor, the 40-year-old Kori No. 1, will halt operations at midnight on Sunday

India-US nuclear deal: All you need to know about the landmark agreement

The India-US nuclear deal was initiated in 2005, after nearly 30 years of US-imposed sanctions since India tested its first nuclear weapon (1974).

Six years after Fukushima disaster, Japan to restart two nuclear reactors amid environmental concerns

A Japanese court on Tuesday gave the green light to switch on two more nuclear reactors despite heavy public opposition, in the latest victory for the government's pro-atomic push.

India, Russia sign defence and energy deals worth billions of dollars

The Rosneft-Essar deal will be the biggest foreign takeover in India, and Russia's largest outbound deal.

Mitsubishi, Toshiba and Hitachi in talks for merger of nuclear units

Three Japanese conglomerates are in talks to combine their loss-making domestic nuclear fuel operations, a person with direct knowledge of the matter said, as the outlook for restarts of reactors following the Fukushima nuclear crisis remains bleak.

Days before fifth anniversary of atomic disaster, Japan court orders shutdown of two nuclear reactors over safety fears

A Japanese court Wednesday ordered the shutdown of two nuclear reactors previously declared safe under post-Fukushima safety rules, a decision that comes just days before the fifth anniversary of the atomic disaster.

France's Francois Hollande pushes for $9 bn Rafale fighter deal in India