Russian deputy PM reviews Kudankulam nuclear project
November 11th, 2009 - 5:21 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Chennai, Nov 11 (IANS) Russian Deputy Prime Minister S.S. Sobyanin Wednesday visited and reviewed the 2×1,000 MW Kudankulam nuclear power project here.
The two 1,000 MW Russian reactors are in the advanced stages of construction with the first unit expected to go on stream sometime early next year and the second around eight months later. Russia will also supply fuel for the reactors for its entire life.
Sobyanin reviewed the status of the project with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited officials led by Chairman and Managing Director S.K. Jain.
Russia has agreed to supply four more reactors to be housed in Kudankulam.
In August, dummy fuel - similar to the real one in terms of weight and other features but without uranium - for the first reactor was received.
Earlier, the project received the first consignment of uranium from Russia for the second 1,000 MW unit at Kudankulam. The fuel consignment for the first unit came in early 2008.
According to officials, another fuel consignment and some more components for the project are expected from Russia this month.
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