Chennai startup develops microbial fuel cell technology
JSP Enviro, a city-based startup, is in talks with a garment dyeing unit in Tirupur to set up a prototype microbial fuel cell technology waste water treatment plant that would generate power, said top company officials.
Rajasthan Atomic Power Station sets new record of operations
The Rajasthan Atomic Power Station Unit 3 (RAPS-3) has set a new record of continuous 766 days of operations on Wednesday, breaking the earlier record of the RAPS-5 of 765 days of non-stop operations in 2014, an official said here.
Bangladesh, Russia ink nuclear fuel supply deal
Bangladesh has inked a deal with Russia for the supply of fuel for its maiden Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant that has a cumulative power capacity of 2,400 MW.
Bangladesh begins feasibility study for second nuclear power plant
With the construction of its maiden Nuclear Power Plant at Rooppur on track, the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) has begun feasibility studies for its second nuclear power plant with Gangamati, Patuakhali in the south-central Bangladesh.
World’s largest carbon-free energy project clears milestones amid pandemic
The ITER project – a collaboration of 35 nations, comprising India, to prove that fusion power can be produced on a commercial scale and is sustainable — is nearing the start of assembly in France despite the challenging circumstances from the horrid coronavirus, officials announced on Wednesday.
India’s Heavy Water Board’s solvent extraction plant coming up
Construction of the Heavy Water Board’s (HWB) Rs 150 crore solvent extraction plant in Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi will begin soon after regulatory approvals, said a top official.
World’s only floating nuclear power plant is fully commissioned
The world’s only floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) – Akademic Lomonosov – has been fully commissioned in Pevek, located in the Chukotka region of Russia’s Far East, according to an announcement by the state-run atomic energy corporation Rosatom.
HCC wins $110 mn order for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
Hindustan Construction Corporation (HCC) on Wednesday announced that its joint venture (JV) with with MAX Group of Bangladesh has won a $110 million (Rs 737 crore) contract from Russia for the construction of the first nuclear power plant in Bangladesh.
Reactor vessel, steam generator shipment despatched for Bangladesh’s first nuclear plant
The first reactor vessel and steam generator for Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant (NPP), being constructed at Rooppur, have been shipped out from Russia in late August, the Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom, who are the equipment suppliers and technical consultants for the project, has announced.
Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant makes rapid progress in Bangladesh
Manufacture of the first body parts of hydro accumulators for passive core flooding system intended for Unit 2 of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) has been completed, according to a release received here today.
