(physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements
The Bill places a limit on the compensation to be paid in the case of an accident at a nuclear site and places responsibility for paying this compensation on the operator and not the suppliers or foreign companies installing the reactors in India (
protect from heat, cold, or noise by surrounding with insulating material
The Bill is designed to insulate suppliers from the risk of law suits by channeling legal liability for an accident entirely to the nuclear power plant operator and granting Indian courts sole jurisdiction over accident-related cases.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
The passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday has not ended the problems of the United Progressive Alliance [ Images ] (UPA).
India [ Images ] has a largely indigenous nuclear power programme and expects to generate 20,000 Mw of nuclear power by 2020 and 63,000 Mw by 2032 to meet burgeoning demand.
the act of observing something (and sometimes keeping a record of it)
The agreement opened India to foreign nuclear technology subject to international monitoring and a separation of civil and military nuclear facilities.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
The Bill is designed to insulate suppliers from the risk of law suits by channeling legal liability for an accident entirely to the nuclear power plant operator and granting Indian courts sole jurisdiction over accident-related cases.
India [ Images ] has a largely indigenous nuclear power programme and expects to generate 20,000 Mw of nuclear power by 2020 and 63,000 Mw by 2032 to meet burgeoning demand.
the act of compensating for service or loss or injury
The Bill places a limit on the compensation to be paid in the case of an accident at a nuclear site and places responsibility for paying this compensation on the operator and not the suppliers or foreign companies installing the reactors in India (power plant operators, however, have a right of recourse against the suppliers).
India [ Images ] has a largely indigenous nuclear power programme and expects to generate 20,000 Mw of nuclear power by 2020 and 63,000 Mw by 2032 to meet burgeoning demand.
someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided
The agreement opened India to foreign nuclear technology subject to international monitoring and a separation of civil and military nuclear facilities.
The Bill places a limit on the compensation to be paid in the case of an accident at a nuclear site and places responsibility for paying this compensation on the operator and not the suppliers or foreign companies installing the reactors in India (power plant operators, however, have a right of recourse against the suppliers).
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
The Bill is designed to insulate suppliers from the risk of law suits by channeling legal liability for an accident entirely to the nuclear power plant operator and granting Indian courts sole jurisdiction over accident-related cases.
in law; the territory within which power can be exercised
The Bill is designed to insulate suppliers from the risk of law suits by channeling legal liability for an accident entirely to the nuclear power plant operator and granting Indian courts sole jurisdiction over accident-related cases.
In mid-2008, the first UPA government faced and narrowly survived a vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha after the Left parties, which supported the government from outside at the time, opposed the signing of a civil nuclear agreement with the International Atomic Energy Commission.
The decision was conveyed by leader of the opposition Sushma Swaraj [ Images ] to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [ Images ] when they met on Monday to discuss the problems over the Women's Reservation Bill, following strong objections from the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), outside supporters of the UPA in Parliament.
the practical application of science to commerce or industry
The agreement opened India to foreign nuclear technology subject to international monitoring and a separation of civil and military nuclear facilities.
a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
The agreement opened India to foreign nuclear technology subject to international monitoring and a separation of civil and military nuclear facilities.
The Bill places a limit on the compensation to be paid in the case of an accident at a nuclear site and places responsibility for paying this compensation on the operator and not the suppliers or foreign companies installing the reactors in India (power plant operators, however, have a right of recourse against the suppliers).
a business firm whose articles of incorporation have been approved in some state
Those who oppose the Bill say it has been designed to keep from the reach of Indian courts, American reactor suppliers who want legal protection from a Bhopal-type situation -- where the victims of India's worst industrial accident filed multi-million dollar claims against Union Carbide Corporation in India and the US.nnnSeveral large American companies like GE and Westinghouse besides French major Areva plan to supply reactors to India.
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
The Bill is designed to insulate suppliers from the risk of law suits by channeling legal liability for an accident entirely to the nuclear power plant operator and granting Indian courts sole jurisdiction over accident-related cases.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
Those who oppose the Bill say it has been designed to keep from the reach of Indian courts, American reactor suppliers who want legal protection from a Bhopal-type situation -- where the victims of India's worst industrial accident filed multi-million dollar claims against Union Carbide Corporation in India and the US.nnnSeveral large American companies like GE and Westinghouse besides French major Areva plan to supply reactors to India.
The Bill is designed to insulate suppliers from the risk of law suits by channeling legal liability for an accident entirely to the nuclear power plant operator and granting Indian courts sole jurisdiction over accident-related cases.
the piece of land on which something is located (or is to be located)
The Bill places a limit on the compensation to be paid in the case of an accident at a nuclear site and places responsibility for paying this compensation on the operator and not the suppliers or foreign companies installing the reactors in India (power plant operators, however, have a right of recourse against the suppliers).
a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels
The Bill is designed to insulate suppliers from the risk of law suits by channeling legal liability for an accident entirely to the nuclear power plant operator and granting Indian courts sole jurisdiction over accident-related cases.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
The Bill is designed to insulate suppliers from the risk of law suits by channeling legal liability for an accident entirely to the nuclear power plant operator and granting Indian courts sole jurisdiction over accident-related cases.
The Bill needs a simple majority of 272 votes to pass in the 543-member House and, as things stand, the opposition -- including former UPA supporters -- could have 221 votes (see table).
The UPA allies have 271 seats between them but within these, the Trinamool Congress [ Images ] with 19 seats is considered a wild card and the support of various independent parties is uncertain.
The Cabinet had cleared the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill on November 19, 2009 and passing the Bill will allow the country to join the international convention on civil liability for nuclear damage.
The decision was conveyed by leader of the opposition Sushma Swaraj [ Images ] to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh [ Images ] when they met on Monday to discuss the problems over the Women's Reservation Bill, following strong objections from the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), outside supporters of the UPA in Parliament.
The Cabinet had cleared the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Bill on November 19, 2009 and passing the Bill will allow the country to join the international convention on civil liability for nuclear damage.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
Those who oppose the Bill say it has been designed to keep from the reach of Indian courts, American reactor suppliers who want legal protection from a Bhopal-type situation -- where the victims of India's worst industrial accident filed multi-million dollar claims against Union Carbide Corporation in India and the US.nnnSeveral large American companies like GE and Westinghouse besides French major Areva plan to supply reactors to India.
the property resulting from being or relating to the greater in number of two parts; the main part
The Bill needs a simple majority of 272 votes to pass in the 543-member House and, as things stand, the opposition -- including former UPA supporters -- could have 221 votes (see table).
the act of granting authority to undertake certain functions
In mid-2008, the first UPA government faced and narrowly survived a vote of confidence in the Lok Sabha after the Left parties, which supported the government from outside at the time, opposed the signing of a civil nuclear agreement with the International Atomic Energy Commission.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
The Bill is designed to insulate suppliers from the risk of law suits by channeling legal liability for an accident entirely to the nuclear power plant operator and granting Indian courts sole jurisdiction over accident-related cases.
Those who oppose the Bill say it has been designed to keep from the reach of Indian courts, American reactor suppliers who want legal protection from a Bhopal-type situation -- where the victims of India's worst industrial accident filed multi-million dollar claims against Union Carbide Corporation in India and the US.nnnSeveral large American companies like GE and Westinghouse besides French major Areva plan to supply reactors to India.
The BJP had made its stand on the bill clear at a meeting between the then National Security Advisor Shiv Shankar Menon [ Images ] and leader of the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley [ Images ] earlier this month.
The Bill is designed to insulate suppliers from the risk of law suits by channeling legal liability for an accident entirely to the nuclear power plant operator and granting Indian courts sole jurisdiction over accident-related cases.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
The passage of the Women's Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday has not ended the problems of the United Progressive Alliance [ Images ] (UPA).
Those who oppose the Bill say it has been designed to keep from the reach of Indian courts, American reactor suppliers who want legal protection from a Bhopal-type situation -- where the victims of India's worst industrial accident filed multi-million dollar claims against Union Carbide Corporation in India and the US.nnnSeveral large American companies like GE and Westinghouse besides French major Areva plan to supply reactors to India.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
The Bill needs a simple majority of 272 votes to pass in the 543-member House and, as things stand, the opposition -- including former UPA supporters -- could have 221 votes (see table).
Those who oppose the Bill say it has been designed to keep from the reach of Indian courts, American reactor suppliers who want legal protection from a Bhopal-type situation -- where the victims of India's worst industrial accident filed multi-million dollar claims against Union Carbide Corporation in India and the US.nnnSeveral large American companies like GE and Westinghouse besides French major Areva plan to supply reactors to India.
in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated
The UPA allies have 271 seats between them but within these, the Trinamool Congress [ Images ] with 19 seats is considered a wild card and the support of various independent parties is uncertain.
The Bill needs a simple majority of 272 votes to pass in the 543-member House and, as things stand, the opposition -- including former UPA supporters -- could have 221 votes (see table).
The agreement opened India to foreign nuclear technology subject to international monitoring and a separation of civil and military nuclear facilities.
nuclear
