The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) will launch 16 reactors at an outlay of Rs 2.3 trillion ($40 billion) during the 12th Plan period (2012-17), a top official of the atomic power operator said.

The first unit of the controversy- hit Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant with a capacity to produce 1,000 MW, is expected to start commercial operations in August.

The first unit has attained 99.3 pe

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), which operates 19 nuclear power reactors, has surpassed its previous electricity generation record of 26,473 MU by generating 32,455 MU during the y

In order to put into productive use its engineers at the stalled Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP), the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has started transferring them to other upco

India and Kazakhstan are poised to consolidate on their strategic partnership as they are expected to sign an inter-governmental framework agreement on civil nuclear cooperation and some other pacts when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh undertakes a visit there on Friday.

India's nuclear plants may soon get some additional safety features, including more provisions to add water to the reactors to deal with over heating of the core, a condition that led to the Fukushima nuclear accident.

With Japan's deadly quake raising questions over safety of nuclear reactors worldwide, the state-run nuclear operator on Thursday allayed any fears with regard to Narora atomic power station located in seismic zone IV in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr.