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Nuclear Accident

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Name: Nuclear Accident

First Reported Mar 21 2010 - Updated 7 hours ago - 1 Documents

Govt ready to look into genuine issues on Nuke Bill

Sagar Kulkarni New Delhi, Mar 21 (PTI) Government is ready to "look into" any genuine and sincere issues the opposition may raise over the Nuclear Liability Bill which it wants to be passed urgently, failing which the entire atomic power generation programme ... [Published Mar 21 2010 by Yahoo! India]

Entities: Prithviraj Chavan, Bharatiya Janata Party, Nuclear Power

First Reported Mar 20 2010 - Updated Mar 20 2010 - 1 Documents

'The govt's arrogance is sky high'

Bharatiya Janata Party General Secretary Arun Jaitley talks to Aditi Phadnis about the partys differences with the governmentThe Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill has elicited a thumbs down from your party. Whats the problem with the Bill? The Bill ... [Published Mar 20 2010 by Business Standard India]

Entities: Liability, Arrogance, Nuclear Accident, Nuclear Damage

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

India ready for close scrutiny of nuke liability bill

* Minister says govt will table resolution to refer bill to parliamentary body for scrutinyBy Iftikhar Gilani NEW DELHI: The Indian government is fine-tuning the controversial Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill by rephrasing the compensation clauses ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Daily Times]

Entities: Liability, India, Nuclear Damage, Nuclear Accident, Nationalist Congress Party (IN)

First Reported Mar 19 2010 - Updated Mar 19 2010 - 1 Documents

Bill delay will disturb n-plants schedule: DAE

Officials in the atomic energy establishment have expressed the apprehension that the delay in the nuclear liability bill is almost certain to derail the schedule of setting up new nuclear power plants in the country.India has given approvals for new ... [Published Mar 19 2010 by Yahoo! India]

Entities: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd, Reactor, Nuclear Power

First Reported Mar 17 2010 - Updated Mar 18 2010 - 2 Documents

Shiv Shankar Menon

N-liability Bill: Menon fails to get BJP leaders on board

New delhi, March 18 -- The government's effort to secure the BJP's support for a Bill that seeks to cap at Rs 2, 200 crore - with the operator paying Rs 500 crore - liability in case of a nuclear accident have failed. National Security Adviser Shivshankar ... [Published Mar 18 2010 by Yahoo! India]

Entities: Shiv Shankar Menon, Bharatiya Janata Party, Liability, Nuclear Damage, Nuclear Accident

First Reported Mar 17 2010 - Updated Mar 17 2010 - 1 Documents

Bharatiya Janata Party

Govt fails to cut ice with BJP on N-Bill

The BJP has rejected the Governmentâ€™s overtures seeking its support to the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damages Bill, as the party believes certain provisions in the Bill have been included to protect the interests of US suppliers who might be allowed ... [Published Mar 17 2010 by New Delhi Pioneer]

Entities: Bharatiya Janata Party, Arun Jaitley, Shiv Shankar Menon

First Reported Mar 17 2010 - Updated Mar 17 2010 - 1 Documents

Environmentalists angry over nuclear bill

Environmentalists and other groups apposing the use of Nuclear energy have expressed their anger over the proposed Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill (2009).The bill will allow exemption for foreign companies from criminal liability if an nuclear ... [Published Mar 17 2010 by Topnews.in]

Entities: Liability, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd, Nuclear Accident, Ministry of Environment

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated Mar 16 2010 - 1 Documents

Govt launches bid to salvage N-liability bill

NEW DELHI: After an embarrassing show in Lok Sabha on Monday, when it had to defer the civil nuclear liability bill, government launched strong rearguard action to defend the legislation and suggested that primary compensation can be raised beyond Rs ... [Published Mar 16 2010 by Times of India]

Entities: Liability, Kapil Sibal, Sandeep Dikshit, Rajiv Shukla, Jayanthi Natarajan

First Reported Mar 15 2010 - Updated Mar 16 2010 - 2 Documents

N-liability bill subsidy to US cos: Left

NEW DELHI: With the civil nuclear liability bill fiasco in Parliament fuelling speculation about differences between the PMO and Congress on the sequencing of policies, the Opposition stepped up its campaign against the legislation.In an appeal to MPs, ... [Published Mar 16 2010 by Economictimes]

Entities: Liability, Nuclear Accident, Prakash Karat

First Reported Mar 16 2010 - Updated Mar 16 2010 - 1 Documents

India withdraws nuclear power bill

NEW DELHI, March 16 (UPI) -- The Indian government withdrew the introduction of a bill that seeks to limit the liabilities of companies setting up nuclear power plants in the country.The bill would cap to about $65 million the compensation that foreign ... [Published Mar 16 2010 by UPI]

Entities: India, Nuclear Power, Nuclear Accident, Liability

First Reported Mar 15 2010 - Updated Mar 16 2010 - 4 Documents

A deeply flawed bill

The civil nuclear liability bill is a deeply flawed piece of legislation that the government has done well to develop cold feet about. Broadly speaking, the law proposes to channel all legal liability stemming from a nuclear accident in India on to the ... [Published Mar 16 2010 by The Hindu]

Entities: Liability, Nuclear Accident, India, Nuclear Damage, Special Drawing Rights

First Reported Mar 15 2010 - Updated Mar 15 2010 - 10 Documents

What if a nuclear accident happens

What is the bill's purpose? The Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill seeks to set down mechanisms and rules for liability claims and payments that might arise because of a nuclear incident and to pave the way for India to join an international liability ... [Published Mar 15 2010 by Calcutta Telegraph]

Entities: Liability, Nuclear Accident, Nuclear Incident, Nuclear Damage

Quotes

...Bill to be tabled in Parliament so that any genuine and sincere issues could be addressed, either in the Standing Committee or during the debate. "The Bill has been drafted after careful study of global nuclear compensation conventions. Basic principle in all these conventions is that there is strict liability on the operator only" they said

Govt ready to look into genuine issues on Nuke Bill [Yahoo! India - Mar 21 2010]

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Govt ready to look into genuine issues on Nuke ... [Yahoo! India - Mar 21 2010]
'The govt's arrogance is sky high' [Business Standard India - Mar 20 2010]
NSA meets BJP leaders to convince them on N-bill [DDI News - Mar 19 2010]
India ready for close scrutiny of nuke liabilit... [Daily Times - Mar 19 2010]
Bill delay will disturb n-plants schedule: DAE [Yahoo! India - Mar 19 2010]
BJP's stand on nuclear liability bill remains u... [Yahoo! India - Mar 18 2010]
N-liability Bill: Menon fails to get BJP leader... [Yahoo! India - Mar 18 2010]
NSA fails to convince BJP over nuke liability bill [rediff.com - Mar 17 2010]
Govt fails to cut ice with BJP on N-Bill [New Delhi Pioneer - Mar 17 2010]
Shiv Shankar Menon tries to win over BJP on nu... [DNA India - Mar 17 2010]
NSA Fails to Convince BJP Leaders on Nuke Bill [Outlook India - Mar 17 2010]
NSA meets BJP leaders to convince them on N-bil... [DNA India - Mar 17 2010]
Entergy units want to continue nuke consideration [Research & Development - Mar 17 2010]
Bad floor management a UPA trait: BJP [Yahoo! India - Mar 17 2010]
Correction and clarifications [The Hindu - Mar 17 2010]
Russia and India agree construction roadmap [Nuclear Engineering International - Mar 17 2010]
Is the nuclear bill a good idea? [Business Standard India - Mar 17 2010]
Environmentalists angry over nuclear bill [Topnews.in - Mar 17 2010]
Govt launches bid to salvage N-liability bill [Times of India - Mar 16 2010]
ANALYSIS - Toxic waste weighs on revival of nuc... [Yahoo! India - Mar 16 2010]
N-Bill deferment to delay US cos' entry [Yahoo! India - Mar 16 2010]
N-liability bill subsidy to US cos: Left [Economictimes - Mar 16 2010]
India withdraws nuclear power bill [UPI - Mar 16 2010]
A deeply flawed bill [The Hindu - Mar 16 2010]
Groundwork done in Bangalore [Deccan Herald - Mar 16 2010]
India balks at curb on nuclear liability [Financial Times - Asia homepage - Mar 15 2010]
India balks at curb on nuclear liability [FT.com - Energy - Mar 15 2010]
What if a nuclear accident happens [Calcutta Telegraph - Mar 15 2010]
Going blind on N-liability [Livemint.com - Mar 15 2010]
India's government withdraws nuclear power legi... [Los Angeles Times - Mar 15 2010]

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A Bill that makes Indian lives cheaper [IntelliBriefs - 6 hours ago] A Bill that makes Indian lives cheaperNuclear Liability Bill totally tilted against IndiansBy OP Gupta, IFS (Retd)http://www.organiser.org/dynami ... ...
Nuclear Reaction - A Greenpeace blog about nucl... [The Greenpeace weblog - Mar 16 2010] Today's big stories from the nuclear industry: India's government withdraws nuclear power legislation 'The Indian government's bid to cap liability for nuclear ...
Nuclear Reaction - A Greenpeace blog about nucl... [The Greenpeace weblog - Mar 02 2010] Today's big stories from the nuclear industry: Nuclear Power Industry Faces Critical Labor Shortage âIn the decades following Three Mile Island -- the worst ...
John Rosenthal: President Obama:Nuclear Power i... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - Feb 28 2010] During President Obama's recent State of the Union speech, Congress applauded as the President announced his intention to expand "safe and clean" nuclear ...
Nuclear Liability Bill needs scrutiny [IntelliBriefs - Feb 26 2010] February 25, 2010 03:50 IST http://news.rediff.com/column/2010/fe ... all the 36 bills listed for introduction in the ...