US to Develop New Version of Nuclear Gravity Bomb
Washington: The US Defence Department on October 27 announced the government is moving forward with developing a new version of the B61 nuclear gravity bomb. The bomb, designated B61-13, […]
Category: Nuclear
China’s Nuclear Arsenal Has More Than Doubled Since 2020: Senior Pentagon Official
Washington: China’s nuclear arsenal has more than doubled in the last three years, amid what a senior Pentagon official calls a “major expansion of their nuclear forces.” As of […]
Nuclear Energy: G20 Puts Spotlight on Small Modular Reactors
New Delhi: The Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), mentioned in the G20 declaration, are compact versions of traditional nuclear reactors. Unlike their larger counterparts, they can produce up to 300 MW […]
Japan Planning to Integrate Israeli Interceptors in its Air Defence Systems
Tel Aviv: Japan may integrate Israeli made interceptors in its existing air defence systems. Japan is very concerned as North Korea is getting more aggressive. North Korea is armed with […]
Voyager Space and Airbus Announce Joint Venture to Build and Operate Starlab
DENVER. Voyager Space (Voyager), a global leader in space exploration, and Airbus Defence and Space (Airbus), the largest aeronautics and space company in Europe, today announced an agreement paving the way […]
Nuclear Plants ‘Well Protected’ from Cyber-attacks, Invasions: Government Asserts Parliament
New Delhi: The government asserted that nuclear plants in the country are “well protected” from intrusions including from cyber-attacks. Minister of State (Independent Charge), department of atomic energy, Jitendra […]
General Atomics Awarded DARPA Contract to Design Nuclear Thermal Propulsion System for DRACO Mission
SAN DIEGO. General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced on April 16 that the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded GA-EMS a contract to support the Demonstration Rocket for […]
India Enters a Select League of Nations, Commissions Secretive Nuclear Missile Tracking Vessel
New Delhi: India has commissioned its secretive nuclear missile tracking vessel that had been under construction since 2014, entering a select league of nations with the capability to monitor missile […]
Rolls-Royce Signs MoU with Fermi Energia for Compact Nuclear Power Stations
Rolls-Royce and Fermi Energia have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to study the potential for the deployment of affordable, compact nuclear power stations, known as small modular reactors (SMR), in […]
Private Sector Major L&T Construction Gets Contract Worth Rs 2500 Cr to Build 2 Units of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project
New Delhi: Leading Indian company Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on February 18 said its construction arm has bagged a contract worth up to Rs 2,500 crore for building two units […]
Israel on Alert to Block Iranian Nuclear Programme
In spite of heavy damage caused to some Iranians nuclear facilities, Iran soon have enough enriched uranium to build a nuclear bomb. According to Israeli experts, the main attack on […]
Rolls-Royce Wins Contract to Provide Monitoring Systems for New Nuclear Reactors in China
New Delhi. Rolls-Royce was awarded a multi-million euros contract by China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) to provide the Neutron Flux Monitoring System for two nuclear reactors currently under construction in […]
New START Demise could Cost $439 billion to US Department of Defense, says CBO
Washington: The demise of the New START treaty that limits US and Russian nuclear forces could wind up costing the United States as much as $439 billion in modernization costs, […]
India’s Nuclear Strategy Shifting towards China: Report
New Delhi: The focus of Indian nuclear strategy is shifting to China from Pakistan says a report adding that this was likely reinforced by the 2017 Doklam standoff. An […]
US Democrats Vote to Block Funding for Nuclear Weapons Tests
Washington: In a rebuke to the Trump Administration, US House of Representatives has adopted an amendment to its version of the annual defense policy by which no funding would be […]
Pentagon to Increase Control over Nuclear Weapons Funding under Senate Proposal
Washington: In a moved aimed at giving the Department of Defense a far stronger hand in crafting the funding for nuclear issues, the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) has proposed […]
US Charges North Koreans in US$2.5 Billion Scheme to Advance Nuclear Weapons Technology
Washington: In what is reported to be the biggest criminal enforcement action ever brought against North Korea, the US Justice Department has accused a network of North Korean and Chinese […]
Countdown Begins on Expiration of US-Russia Treaty on Nuclear Weapons
Washington: For the first time in almost half a century time is running out on a US-Russian Treaty which on expiration would leave the world with no legal restrictions on […]
Year End Review: Department of Atomic Energy
The major policies and programmes by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) during the year 2019 are given below: Nuclear Power Programme: Kaiga Atomic Power Station (KGS-1) has set […]
DAE Exhibits Technology Useful in Day-to-Day Life of Common Man
New Delhi. The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India, exhibited technologies which are in use of day-to-day life of a common man. The technologies were demonstrated in […]
Recent Breakthrough on DIII-D Enables Major Step Toward Economical Fusion Energy
San Diego. It’s called “Super-H Mode,” and it could mean a dramatic reduction in the cost and size of future fusion reactors. In a paper released today in the journal […]
Dr AK Mohanty Takes Over as Director BARC
MUMBAI. Dr AK Mohanty, distinguished Scientist and Director, physics group of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and Director, Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata on March 12 took over […]
