Beijing [China] July 24 (ANI): The French co-owner of China's Taishan Nuclear Power Plant has said that he would shut down the facility if he could due to damage to the fuel rods but the decision is ultimately up to the plant's Chinese operator.
Paris [France], July 23 (ANI): French co-owner of Taishan Nuclear Power Plant located in China's southern Guangdong province on Thursday warned of problems serious enough to warrant shutdown.
New Delhi [India], June 29 (ANI): The construction work for unit 5 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) commenced on Tuesday with the first concrete pouring into the foundation plate of the reactor building, informed the Embassy of Russia in India.
Beijing [China], June 15 (ANI): China has said radiation levels remained normal at the Taishan Nuclear Power Plant in Guangdong province and there were no safety concerns, after the station's French operator and part-owner reported a gas build-up.
Seoul [South Korea], April 22 (ANI/Sputnik): A South Korean civic environmental organization has filed an injunction against Japan's decision to release wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean, Korean media reported on Thursday.
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
Tokyo [Japan], April 9 (ANI): The Japanese government is set to announce plans to dispose of radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant by releasing it into the ocean amid concerns from neighbours China and South Korea, NHK reported.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], March 27 (ANI): Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on Saturday that New Delhi would be involved in the development of the transmission lines for the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh as part of its credit line for the neighbouring country.
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], February 18 (ANI): Larsen & Toubro will construct two more units of Kudankulam nuclear power plant which is India's first light water reactor of six units with a generation capacity of 1,000 megawatts electric (MWe).
Tokyo [Japan], February 14 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister Suga Yoshihide on Sunday said that no tsunami accompanied the earthquake that struck Saturday Fukushima Prefecture and no abnormalities were found at nuclear power plants in the affected region.
Dubai [UAE], August 1 (Sputnik/ANI): Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced on Saturday the successful launch of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant, the first commercial nuclear power station in the Arab world.
Washington D.C. [USA], June 23 (ANI): American actor Bruce Willis, star of the 'Die Hard' franchise is getting back in the saddle for action-thriller flick 'Reactor.'