Nuclear Power News
A nuclear-power revival brings back an old problem: What to do with the waste
Tons of radioactive refuse goes into temporary storage every year.
5 min read5 Mar 2025Belgium’s John Cockerill eyes India’s nuclear expansion, cooling market
As India pushes to expand its nuclear power capacity, John Cockerill is looking to supply key equipment and services while also scaling up its cooling tower business in the country.
3 min read5 Mar 2025France taps nuclear power for new AI training cluster
Macron aims to dedicate a gigawatt of nuclear power to create one of the world’s largest AI-computing facilities.
3 min read10 Feb 2025Mint Quick Edit | Nuclear energy: Plan for waste disposal too
India’s budget has an outlay for small modular reactors and an ambitious aim of 100GW by 2047. Legal enablers aren’t the real challenge, though. Regulation and nuclear waste are.
1 min read3 Feb 2025India’s energy transition push continues with Nuclear Energy Mission, clean tech manufacturing
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced measures to boost the manufacturing of components in the green energy space and support power transmission infrastructure, which is key to India’s green energy goals.
4 min read1 Feb 2025Adani Power to Tata Power: Power stocks rise after this Union Budget 2025 proposal. Do you own any?
Power-related stocks are gaining as Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces reforms in the nuclear energy sector during the Union Budget 2025. The government aims for 500 GW of renewable energy by 2030 and plans to develop 100 GW of nuclear capacity.
1 min read1 Feb 2025China is helping supply chemicals for Iran’s ballistic-missile program
Tehran’s growing reliance on Beijing is a consequence of the battering its missile program has had from Israeli strikes and highlights the alignment of Iran and China with Russia and North Korea.
5 min read24 Jan 2025Mint Quick Edit | Don’t kick the can of nuclear waste down the road
The India-US nuclear deal finally looks closer to fostering cooperation between American companies and Indian entities. While the former may see India’s liability law as a holdback, New Delhi should address the challenge of spent-fuel storage.
1 min read8 Jan 2025Big tech firms bet on nuclear energy: Google, Amazon, Microsoft among others focus on its revival
Big tech firms in the US are now circling back to exploring nuclear energy options as AI advancement demand hikes power consumption estimates, reported CNBC.
1 min read28 Dec 2024Nuclear power: Two stocks tapping into a huge but restricted opportunity
India’s nuclear power sector offers a unique blend of opportunity and constraint—promising significant growth but limited by strict regulation and a small pipeline of projects. Companies like BHEL and HCC could play a key role in advancing the nation’s low-carbon energy ambitions.
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Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared