Global nuclear power major Russia's Rosatom on Friday said the ship with equipment for two 1,000 MW atomic power plants coming up in Tamil Nadu has left the Saint Petersburg port for India.
Second Kudankulam nuclear power plant that was shut down in August due to hydrogen concentration in the stator, is expected to restart generation in two weeks.
The first unit was shut down on April 13, for annual maintenance and refuelling, a process that would take around two months.
India's atomic power plant operator will restart its second 1,000 MW unit at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu in two weeks' time while the first unit of similar capacity will be stopped for refuelling in mid-April, a senior official said on Monday.
India and Russia are likely to sign the General Framework Agreement (GFA) on Kudankulam units 5 and 6 by this month," an official of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today jointly dedicated to the nation the first 1,000 MW unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP).
The second unit of Kudankulam atomic power project in Tamil Nadu went critical or started nuclear fission on Sunday at 8.56 p.m., said officials of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL).
Chennai: The first 1,000-MW unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) stopped generation on Saturday evening after the reactor tripped, the Power System Operation Corporation Ltd. (PSOCO) said on Sunday.According to PSOCO, the Kudankulam Nuclear
Moscow: India has said there is “steady progress” on Indo-Russia civil nuclear energy cooperation and the second unit of the Kudankulam project is “progressing satisfactorily” towards commissioning as the two countries aim to boost their
Chennai: Atomic power plant operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) is hoping to load the real fuel in the second 1,000 MW plant being set up at Kudankulam around June, said a senior
Chennai: Power generation at the first 1,000 MW unit at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) stopped Wednesday evening due to tripping, said Power System Operation Corporation Ltd. (POSCO) Thursday.According to POSCO, the first unit tripped
Tirunelveli: The 'hot run' of Unit II of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant would begin next week while preliminary work on construction of the third unit would start in March 2015, a senior official said yesterday."The
Tirunelveli : Power generation at Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant's Unit-1, which was shut down about two months ago due to technical reasons, has resumed and it touched 750 mw today, a top official said. Operations
New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive here for the annual Summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 11 during which they will spell out their vision for cooperation in key areas including
New Delhi: The first unit of the Russian built Kudankulam nuclear plant, which stopped operations late last month after a minor malfunction in the unit's turbine, will resume operations soon, a Russian expert said on
Chennai: The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has begun the process to restart the first 1,000 MW unit at its Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) following the sectoral regulator's permission, said a senior
Chennai: The first 1,000 MW unit at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) touched a peak power generation of 876 MW Monday, said Power System Operation Corporation Ltd. (POSCO).However, anti-nuclear power activists questioned when the
Chennai: The first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) that tripped Oct 22 is expected to be reconnected to the grid Friday night/Saturday, said informed sources.Two highly-placed sources in the atomic energy establishment
Moscow: India and Russia Monday marked a very special phase in their close ties as the first Russian-built reactor in Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam was connected to the electricity grid in south India and poised to
Moscow: India's civil nuclear liability clause is currently being discussed by Russian lawyers, especially India's proposal for allowing an insurance package to address the concerns of Russia over the liability clause.India has proposed the name
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