After a couple of extensions, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) Chairman Dr. S.K. Jain retired last month. He was also chairman of sister company, Bhavini, which runs India's fast breeder reactor program. NPCIL has 2o reactors functioning and is India's only nuclear utility. Bhavini runs a small fast...
Construction of Seventh Reactor at India's largest nuclear facility begins
This week, the First Pour of Concrete (FPC) was initiated at RAPP-7, the seventh reactor to built at the Rawatbhata, Rajasthan location in the deserts of northwestern India. The new plant will have a capacity of 700 megawatts, the largest heavy water reactor possible. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India...
Suppliers and Customer Express concern about Nuclear Liability Law
India's parliament passed a new liability law last year. The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill 2010 determines how the liability for an accident would be apportioned among equipment suppliers and vendors under the provisions of the nuclear liability law. But many suppliers find it lacking. Equipment makers, including India's...
Nuclear Power Corporation proceeds with West Bengal site surveys
India is planning a rapid expansion of its nuclear power plant capacity. New Sites in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh have been identified and land acquisition processes started. Now there is news about the site in Haripur, West Bengal. According to NPCIL Chairman Dr. SK Jain, "Ground work including collection...