India’s Bhabha Atomic Research Centre has developed 49 seed varieties for cultivation
India’s premier nuclear research institution, the state-run Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Mumbai, has been carrying out development of crop seed varieties using gamma radiation, and 49 such seed varieties developed have been notified for cultivation so far, the government has announced.
Global Impact Conference brings together experts on Sustainable Development Goals
The Global Impact Conference, a case-based international conclave which brought together leading experts working towards achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in different countries, was held online on December 1, 2021.
Russia commissions new nuclear-powered icebreaker ‘Sibir’
Russia has commissioned a new nuclear-powered icebreaker named Sibir, the first in a series of such icebreakers being constructed under its “Project 22220”, which will help keep the Northern Sea Route open for year-round shipping through the Arctic, Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom has announced.
India’s installed nuclear power capacity has grown 40% in last 7 years
In a year-end assessment of the current nuclear power capacity in the country, the Indian Atomic Energy Minister, Jitendra Singh, has said that India’s installed nuclear power capacity has increased by over 40 percent in the last seven years, growing from 4,780 MW to 6,780 MW.
TVEL launches facility to make TVS-K fuel for pressurised water reactors
Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom’s fuel arm, TVEL Fuel Company (TVEL), has launched the new fabrication facility for manufacturing the TVS-Kvadrat (TVS-K) nuclear fuel for pressurised water reactors (PWRs) at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant located in Siberia.
Construction begins of unit 6 in India’s Kudankulam nuclear power plant
The construction of unit 6 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu, being built with the assistance of the Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom, was officially launched earlier this week with the first concreting in the foundation slab of the reactor building, Rosatom has announced.
S.Korea, Russia to bolster cooperation in nuclear energy sector
South Korea and Russia agreed to expand their cooperation in developing reliable atomic technology, including the safe dismantling of nuclear plants, the science ministry has said.
Welding work in progress on unit 5 reactor of India’s Kudankulam nuclear plant
Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom’s machine building division Atomenergomash has started welding the upper semi-vessel of the VVER-1000 type nuclear reactor for unit 5 of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant (NPP) under construction in India, Rosatom said in a statement.
Bangladesh develops improved cotton varieties using nuclear techniques
Bangladesh has collaborated with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) to develop new varieties of cotton that are more productive and have better fibre quality, according to the IAEA.
Medvezhenskaya Wind Farm begins supplying electricity to Russia’s grid
Recording another achievement in the diversification of its clean energy business, Russian state atomic energy corporation Rosatom has announced that its Medvezhenskaya Wind Farm, located in the Stavropol Krai region of the country, began supplying electricity commercially to Russia’s power grid from December 1, 2021.
