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Topic: Nuclear reactors

Nuclear equipment plant in Gujarat, tie-ups to manufacture 200 SMRs—Holtec’s ambitious plans for India

Holtec International CEO tells ThePrint in exclusive interview that the firm will soon begin talks with India’s nuclear regulator AERB for approval of design of their 300 MWe SMRs.

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.

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.

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US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.