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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
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Topic: Nuclear reactors

Govt to partner with private sector to set up small nuclear reactors, says FM in budget speech

Creating small and modular reactors indicates a departure from traditional large-scale nuclear plants, thus offering more cost-effective and flexible power solutions.

Infra firm Megha Engineering bags $1.53 billion nuclear power generation deal from NPCIL

The contract includes construction of two 700 MW of electrical reactors at Karnataka’s Kaigs. According to the company, this is the highest-valued tender ever rolled out by NPCIL.

Kakrapar’s 2nd indigenous 700 MW nuclear reactor has attained first criticality. What this means

This is the first step towards generation of power for commercial use. Nuclear energy is key to India's goal of generating 50% of its electricity from non-fossil fuel sources by 2030.

US & other nations will push for tripling nuclear power by 2050 during COP28. India must join in

Given India’s ambitious targets to expand its nuclear capacity, it should sign US-led declaration at COP28 to have a voice and advocate for its interests.

India, US speed up talks for 6 nuclear reactors in Andhra, next gen small-modular reactor tech

The issue came up for discussion between Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden during the Prime Minister’s state visit to the country.

In struggling Fukushima town, unsellable rice turned into low-carbon plastic is bringing hope

The plastic isn't biodegradable but using rice cuts petroleum products involved and growing more rice in Namie reduces overall atmospheric CO2.

Nuclear fusion reactor reaches 100 Million C for 30 secs. Here’s what it means for the future

The study achieved simultaneous sustainability of heat & plasma stability for 30 seconds of the reaction. This promises a viable fusion reactor that can be scaled up in the future.

India will have nine nuclear reactors by 2024, Modi govt informs Rajya Sabha

MoS Jitendra Singh said nuclear energy will soon emerge as one of the most important sources of alternative or clean energy for the increasing power demand of the country.

Success of India’s indigenous nuclear reactor at Kakrapar seen boosting clean energy goal

The 700 MW reactor of Kakrapar Atomic Power Station is India’s largest domestically-built nuclear reactor and NPCIL connected it to the grid last week.

How much worse can things get? That question itself may be a good sign

We are entering a new era of crises — in politics & biomedicine, with climate and energy, and about how we spend our time. But the truth is that progress is never going to be easy.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.