Electric utilities
India's state-owned firm Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL) has achieved a significant breakthrough in the nuclear segment with the first-ever order for Steam Turbine Generators for 700 MWe Nuclear Sets Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors. BHEL, in a consortium with Alstom, has won a contract valued at over Rs 1,
Electric utilities
Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL), a leading power equipment manufacturer, has achieved a significant breakthrough in the nuclear segment with the first-ever order for Steam Turbine Generators for new-rated 700 MWe Nuclear Sets Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors. This major contract, valued at over Rs 1,600 crore, has been awarded to
Nuclear power plants
Japanese authorities are contemplating a plan to import bottled water from abroad, following the detection of radioactive iodine in Tokyo's water supply, prompting a warning against infants drinking tap water. The government has started distributing bottled water to families with an estimated 80,000 infants, while radiation has
Nuclear power plants
The Japanese government has banned the sale of spinach from areas near the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after tests revealed that it contained radioactive iodine at 27 times the safety limit. The contamination has also spread to tap water in Tokyo and to various food products, sparking cancer
Nuclear power plants
As the disaster at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant worsened, two more blasts on March 16 revealed the catastrophic implications of the nation's nuclear crisis. The hydrogen explosions at the No.2 and No.4 reactors prompted the government to announce that the radiation had reached
Nuclear power plants
The situation at the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant has worsened as fresh explosions occurred at the site and its operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., reported that water in a pool storing spent nuclear fuel rods may be boiling, a concerning sign for the release of high-level radioactive materials.
