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After 10 years of battling objections from foreign nuclear suppliers, the government has brought in a new bill – It’s called SHANTI for short – The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill. It repeals the previous Atomic Energy Act of 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill of…
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In the latest budget speech, the Indian Finance Minister reiterated an earlier-articulated goal for Nuclear Energy capacity—to reach 100 GW by 2047. Where are we now? At 8 GW. Does the goal sound more than just a bit ambitious? In this episode, we will learn a tiny bit of nuclear science as well as about…
Union Budget 2025: What’s in it for the energy sector? | Video Credit: The Hindu A look at what the Union Budget 2025 had in store for renewable energy, solar power and nuclear energy. Video: Sabika Syed Editing: Tayyab Hussain Published – February 01, 2025 08:41 pm IST Source link
A Sam Altman-backed startup has raised nearly half a billion dollars as it aims to build the world’s first nuclear fusion power plant to solve the energy crunch issue. US-based Helion Energy received $425 million in Series F investment that included investors such as Lightspeed Venture Partners, SoftBank, and Vision Fund 2 with existing investors…
Promoting nuclear power was long taboo in Brussels, but a high-profile international summit on Thursday sent loud and clear the message that atomic energy — now touted by its champions as key to fighting climate change — is back. In the past two years, atomic pioneer France has been spearheading a drive to establish nuclear…
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The Kudankulam nuclear power project in Tamil Nadu. | Photo Credit: REUTERS The story so far: On March 21, Brussels hosted the first-ever Nuclear Energy Summit, co-chaired by the Prime Minister of Belgium Alexander De Croo and the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Mariano Grossi. Several world leaders joined the…