Renewed hopes for Indian Nuclear Power Project after Westinghouse take over
The hopes around the USD 20 billion nuclear power project in India, to be constructed by the bankrupted US nuclear firm Westinghouse, have been renewed following its acquisition by Canadian investment firm Brookfield Business Partners, a subsidiary of Brookfield Asset Management for USD 4.
Atomic methods: How to get insight into archeology and identify art forgery
Radioactive atoms and radiation have been around well ahead of the origin of life on our planet.
CAG faults NPCIL for cost overruns on Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant
The Comptroller and Auditor General has faulted Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) in execution and operation of Units I and II of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu that resulted in delays and subsequent escalation of cost.
Bangladesh proposes eight new nuclear medicine centres across country
The Bangladesh Government is going to set up eight new branches of the elite Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) across the country to make the state-of-the-art nuclear medicine technologies accessible to the masses at a low cost.
Irradiation Technology comes to the aid of Swachh Bharat Mission
After decades of tests and trial, the first Municipal Sewage Plant based on irradiation technology is going to be operational in Ahmedabad soon.
How ionising radiation has helped in the preservation of medical products
Over the past decades, radiation processing has gained traction for preservation of a host of things ranging from everyday use food products to artefacts for prolonged usage by saving them from the vagaries of nature and possibilities of physical harm.
Nuclear-powered flight of imagination: History of some mind-blowing nuclear experiments
The interminable nuclear energy has been the source of nuclear scientists’ fire of imagination for decades.
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh: New generation safety systems
On November, 30, Bangladesh saw the first concrete pouring into the reactor building foundation of its Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.
History of nuclear power in Bangladesh: Road to Rooppur N-Plant project
The bitter experience of the people in the then East Pakistan with the West Pakistani rulers included the relocation of the nuclear power plant project’s site from Rooppur, Pabna, to Karachi.
With first nuclear power plant, Bangladesh focuses energy on training manpower
On November 30, construction of Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant commenced and with this the country is now focusing its energy on building a capable and skilled workforce to operate it.
