construction Let’s work on units 5 and 6 Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) began on Tuesday with the first concrete pouring into the foundation plate of the reactor building, said state-run Russian nuclear power corporation Rosatom, which has been tasked with building India’s nuclear reactors. Tamil Nadu.
Rosatom and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), A PSU Below Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is building six power reactors of 1,000 MW each at Kudankulam, the country’s largest nuclear power generation park. Units 1 & 2 have already been commissioned while work on Units 3 & 4 is in advanced stage and is targeted to be completed by 2026-27.
Tuesday’s program was started by Atomic Energy Commission Chairman and DAE Secretary KN Vyas through video-conferencing in the presence of Alexey Likhachev, Director General, Rosatom Global and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) CMD SK Sharma.
“On June 29, an official ceremony was held dedicated to the first concrete pouring into the foundation plate of the reactor building,” Rosatom said in a statement. kudankulam NPP Unit-5. Concrete pouring marked the official start of the main phase of the Nuclear Power Plant Phase-3 construction. Due to the anti-pandemic restrictions, the ceremony was conducted through videoconferencing.”
The first concrete pouring was preceded by continuous preparatory work – the concrete bed for the foundation of the reactor building, the auxiliary reactor building with the main control room, the turbine building for normal operation and the power supply building, emergency power supply and safety control systems , the Russian company said.
Rosatom DG Likhachev said, “The Kudankulam NPP construction project for many years has been a symbol of close cooperation between Russia and India. However, we do not want to stop at what has already been achieved. Rosatom has all the best. advanced nuclear power technologies. Together with our Indian partners, we are ready to launch serial manufacturing of state-of-the-art Generation III+ Russian-designed nuclear power units at a new site in India. This is stipulated by existing agreements. ”
Expressing happiness, Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev tweeted, “The first concrete pouring today at the construction site of the 5th nuclear reactor of the Kudankulam NPP, is one of the key moments in Russia-India nuclear energy cooperation. It covers all bilateral undertakings.” demonstrates our steadfast determination to achieve success in
Russian enterprises are already building the necessary equipment for the first priority installation, equipment for the reactor facilities and the turbine hall for Unit 5.
After the signing of the General Framework Agreement (GFA) on 10 April 2014, on the construction of units 3 and 4, negotiations began with India regarding the construction of units 5 and 6. Later, an agreement was reached that the last two plants would be built. Rosatom stated that in compliance with the same design as was prescribed for Units 3 and 4. On June 1, 2017, the Credit Protocol to the Inter-Governmental Agreement of December 05, 2008 and GFA 5 and 6 were signed for Kudankulam NPP units, the Russian company said.
Rosatom and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), A PSU Below Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is building six power reactors of 1,000 MW each at Kudankulam, the country’s largest nuclear power generation park. Units 1 & 2 have already been commissioned while work on Units 3 & 4 is in advanced stage and is targeted to be completed by 2026-27.
Tuesday’s program was started by Atomic Energy Commission Chairman and DAE Secretary KN Vyas through video-conferencing in the presence of Alexey Likhachev, Director General, Rosatom Global and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) CMD SK Sharma.
“On June 29, an official ceremony was held dedicated to the first concrete pouring into the foundation plate of the reactor building,” Rosatom said in a statement. kudankulam NPP Unit-5. Concrete pouring marked the official start of the main phase of the Nuclear Power Plant Phase-3 construction. Due to the anti-pandemic restrictions, the ceremony was conducted through videoconferencing.”
The first concrete pouring was preceded by continuous preparatory work – the concrete bed for the foundation of the reactor building, the auxiliary reactor building with the main control room, the turbine building for normal operation and the power supply building, emergency power supply and safety control systems , the Russian company said.
Rosatom DG Likhachev said, “The Kudankulam NPP construction project for many years has been a symbol of close cooperation between Russia and India. However, we do not want to stop at what has already been achieved. Rosatom has all the best. advanced nuclear power technologies. Together with our Indian partners, we are ready to launch serial manufacturing of state-of-the-art Generation III+ Russian-designed nuclear power units at a new site in India. This is stipulated by existing agreements. ”
Expressing happiness, Russian Ambassador to India Nikolay Kudashev tweeted, “The first concrete pouring today at the construction site of the 5th nuclear reactor of the Kudankulam NPP, is one of the key moments in Russia-India nuclear energy cooperation. It covers all bilateral undertakings.” demonstrates our steadfast determination to achieve success in
Russian enterprises are already building the necessary equipment for the first priority installation, equipment for the reactor facilities and the turbine hall for Unit 5.
After the signing of the General Framework Agreement (GFA) on 10 April 2014, on the construction of units 3 and 4, negotiations began with India regarding the construction of units 5 and 6. Later, an agreement was reached that the last two plants would be built. Rosatom stated that in compliance with the same design as was prescribed for Units 3 and 4. On June 1, 2017, the Credit Protocol to the Inter-Governmental Agreement of December 05, 2008 and GFA 5 and 6 were signed for Kudankulam NPP units, the Russian company said.
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