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Congress MP Vamsi Krishna slams 'Shanti Bill', warns of nuclear safety ris
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Vamsi's intervention came during a heated debate in parliament on Wednesday on a Bill seeking to open the civil nuclear sector to private participation, a move he described as "dangerous" and "against the interest of our country."
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"Expanding presence in Ukraine to prevent nuclear accident": IAEA Chief
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi on Monday said that the agency is expanding its presence in Ukraine to provide all possible nuclear safety and security.
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Powerful explosions rock Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: IAEA
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
In a statement, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said these powerful explosions abruptly ended a period of relative calm at the facility and further underlined the urgent need for measures to help prevent a nuclear accident there.
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G7 demands Russian withdrawal from Ukraine's nuclear power plant
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Berlin [Germany], August 10 (ANI): The Group of Seven (G7) nations on Wednesday asked Russia to vacate Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine citing a risk of a dangerous nuclear accident.
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Wildfires near Ukraine's Chernobyl plant pose no radioactive threat: IAEA
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Vienna [Austria], May 20 (ANI/Xinhua): Wildfires near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant do not pose a radioactive threat, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Thursday.
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US backs Japan over release of contaminated Fukushima nuclear power plant
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], April 13 (ANI): The United States on Monday (local time) extended support to Japan in its decision to release contaminated water from the wrecked Fukushima atomic power station into the sea, stating that Tokyo appears to have adopted an approach in accordance with globally a
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Three Mile Island's 1979 nuke accident linked to thyroid cancer
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 1 (ANI): A team of researchers has found a link between the 1979 Three Mile Island nuclear accident and thyroid cancer cases in south-central Pennsylvania.
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