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NTPC partners with CCTE to explore thorium-based nuclear energy solutions

The move aligns with NTPC's efforts to venture into nuclear energy and use it as a clean, dispatchable, and baseload source of energy to support this endeavour

NTPC partners with CCTE to explore thorium-based nuclear energy solutions
Updated On : 27 Dec 2024 | 9:40 PM IST

The era of nuclear clocks is almost here: What it means for the world

Nuclear clocks could be more accurate than atomic clocks by a factor of about 10, potentially leading to improved GPS navigation and advancements in space exploration

The era of nuclear clocks is almost here: What it means for the world
Updated On : 15 Nov 2024 | 11:38 AM IST

Iran's nuclear breakout nears, raising likelihood of Israeli strike

What hasn't changed in recent weeks is that Iran spent the last decade hardening its nuclear program against attack

Iran's nuclear breakout nears, raising likelihood of Israeli strike
Updated On : 04 Oct 2024 | 11:08 AM IST

Chinese nuclear-powered submarine sank earlier this year, says US

The Chinese submarine sank at pier-side, according to a Pentagon spokesperson, who spoke on condition of anonymity. The person offered no other detail about the incident

Chinese nuclear-powered submarine sank earlier this year, says US
Updated On : 26 Sep 2024 | 11:53 PM IST

Vistra acquires remaining stake worth $3.25 bn in subsidiary Vistra Vision

Vistra's shares have jumped nearly 137 per cent so far this year

Vistra acquires remaining stake worth $3.25 bn in subsidiary Vistra Vision
Updated On : 19 Sep 2024 | 9:17 AM IST

India-UAE sign pacts on LNG supply, crude production and nuclear energy

5 MoUs were signed after the meeting of the UAE crown prince with PM Modi in Delhi

India-UAE sign pacts on LNG supply, crude production and nuclear energy
Updated On : 09 Sep 2024 | 9:42 PM IST

Navigating a MAD world

Mutually assured destruction is the cornerstone of strategies to prevent nuclear war, but the leaders in charge of the codes hardly inspire confidence

Navigating a MAD world
Updated On : 14 Jun 2024 | 10:31 PM IST

Iran installs advanced centrifuges amid tensions high over nuke programme

Iran has started up new cascades of advanced centrifuges and plans to install others in the coming weeks after facing criticism over its nuclear programme, the United Nations' atomic watchdog said Friday. The US called the moves nuclear escalations. Spinning up new centrifuges further advances Iran's nuclear programme, which already enriches uranium at near-weapons-grade levels and boasts a stockpile enough for several nuclear bombs if it chose to pursue them. However, the acknowledgement from the International Atomic Energy Agency did not include any suggestion Iran planned to go to higher enrichment levels amid wider tensions between Tehran and the West as the Israel-Hamas war rages in the Gaza Strip. The IAEA said its inspectors verified Monday that Iran had begun feeding uranium into three cascades of advanced IR-4 and IR-6 centrifuges at its Natanz enrichment facility. Cascades are a group of centrifuges that spin uranium gas together to more quickly enrich the uranium. So far,

Iran installs advanced centrifuges amid tensions high over nuke programme
Updated On : 14 Jun 2024 | 2:48 PM IST

NCC, NPCIL sign pact to raise awareness on peaceful use of nuclear power

The National Cadet Corps (NCC) on Thursday joined hands with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to conduct awareness programmes across the country to enhance public perceptions on peaceful use of nuclear power and disseminate scientific information. The memorandum of understanding between NCC and NPCIL, a public sector undertaking, also facilitates a unique opportunity to cadets to visit various facilities of NPCIL, thereby giving a "first-hand experience" on peaceful use of nuclear energy, its technical and technological aspects. The MoU was signed in New Delhi in presence of Director General of the NCC, Lt Gen Gurbirpal Singh and Executive Director (Corporate Communication & Corporate Planning), NPCIL, BVS Shekhar, the defence ministry said in a statement. The agreement will entail conducting "various awareness programmes throughout the country to enhance public perceptions on peaceful use of nuclear power, and disseminate scientific and authentic information," ..

NCC, NPCIL sign pact to raise awareness on peaceful use of nuclear power
Updated On : 21 Mar 2024 | 9:12 PM IST

Leaders of over 30 nations meet in Brussels to promote nuclear energy

In the shadows of a massive monument glorifying nuclear energy, over 30 leaders and delegations from around the world are backing the idea to use the controversial source to help achieve the goal of a climate-neutral globe while giving more countries an added sense of economic and security independence. Such a summit would have been unthinkable a dozen years ago in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, but a warming planet creating a need to phase out fossil fuels and war in Ukraine laying bare a dependence on Russian energy have turned the tables over the past half decade. We have to do everything possible to to facilitate the contribution of nuclear energy, said Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency. It is clear: Nuclear is there. It has an important role to play, he said. The one-day meeting is held next to the 1958 Atomium, the 102-meter (335-foot)-tall construction of the nine iron atoms, which sought to promote the peaceful use

Leaders of over 30 nations meet in Brussels to promote nuclear energy
Updated On : 21 Mar 2024 | 4:38 PM IST

Pak-bound ship from China with military-grade items stopped at Mumbai port

A Karachi-bound ship from China was stopped by Indian security agencies at Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port on the suspicion that it contained a dual-use consignment that could be used for Pakistan's nuclear and ballistic missiles programme, officials here said on Saturday. The customs officials, based on an intelligence input, halted a Malta-flagged merchant ship -- CMA CGM Attila -- at the port en route to Karachi on January 23 and inspected the consignment, which included a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine, originally manufactured by an Italian company. CNC machines are basically controlled by a computer and produce a scale of efficiency, consistency and accuracy not possible manually. A Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) team also inspected the consignment and certified that it could be used by the neighbouring country for its nuclear programme. According to the experts, the equipment would be useful in manufacturing critical parts for Pakistan's missile ...

Pak-bound ship from China with military-grade items stopped at Mumbai port
Updated On : 02 Mar 2024 | 4:02 PM IST

Drone flies into damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor to study melted fuel

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings also began releasing the fourth batch of the plant's treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea on Wednesday

Drone flies into damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor to study melted fuel
Updated On : 29 Feb 2024 | 12:29 AM IST

RIL, Tata Power among firms in fray for $26-billion nuclear investment

This is the first time New Delhi is pursuing private investment in nuclear power, a non-carbon-emitting energy source that contributes less than 2% of India's total electricity generation

RIL, Tata Power among firms in fray for $26-billion nuclear investment
Updated On : 20 Feb 2024 | 11:44 PM IST

US, South Korea urge i'ntl push to curb North Korean nuclear programme

The national security advisers of the United States, South Korea and Japan called on Saturday for a stronger international push to suppress North Korea's development of nuclear weapons and missiles and its military cooperation with other countries amid concerns about its alleged arms transfers to Russia. The meeting in Seoul came as tensions on the Korean Peninsula are at their highest in years, with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un accelerating the expansion of his nuclear and missile program and flaunting an escalatory nuclear doctrine that authorizes the preemptive use of nuclear weapons. The United States and its Asian allies have responded by increasing the visibility of their trilateral security cooperation in the region and strengthening their combined military exercises, which Kim condemns as invasion rehearsals. In a joint news conference after the meeting, Cho said the three security advisers reaffirmed North Korea's obligations under multiple U.N. Security Council ...

US, South Korea urge i'ntl push to curb North Korean nuclear programme
Updated On : 09 Dec 2023 | 10:45 AM IST

Stock of this industrial products company has zoomed 293% so far in 2023

Shares of Kaynes Technology India hit a new high of Rs 2,954.20 on rallying 16 per cent on the BSE in Monday's intra-day trade

Stock of this industrial products company has zoomed 293% so far in 2023
Updated On : 09 Oct 2023 | 11:37 AM IST

Who is Anthony Pratt, billionaire Trump shared nuclear secrets with?

ABC News first reported that Trump discussed the potentially sensitive information with Pratt - who's a member of his Mar-a-Lago Club - shortly after leaving office

Who is Anthony Pratt, billionaire Trump shared nuclear secrets with?
Updated On : 06 Oct 2023 | 9:45 AM IST

Russia has not abandoned moratorium on nuclear testing, says Kremlin

President Vladimir Putin, who rules the world's biggest nuclear power, has repeatedly cautioned the West that any attack on Russia could provoke a nuclear response

Russia has not abandoned moratorium on nuclear testing, says Kremlin
Updated On : 03 Oct 2023 | 9:13 PM IST

UK companies to design, manufacture AUKUS nuclear submarines

The SSN-AUKUS program aims to enhance the capabilities of the UK, Australia, and the US to counter regional security challenges, particularly from China in the Asia-Pacific region

UK companies to design, manufacture AUKUS nuclear submarines
Updated On : 03 Oct 2023 | 8:36 AM IST