WHAT ARE THE NUCLEAR REACTORS FOUND IN TAMILNADU??
AND SOME MORE INFORMATION ON TAMIL NADU ,IF YOU HAVE??
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Phase one: 2,000MW
Reactor Type
Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR)
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The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) is located 650km south of Chennai, in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is being developed by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL).
Two 1,000 megawatt (MW) pressurised water reactor (PWR) units based on Russian technology were constructed in phase one of the project. An additional four units are scheduled to be added according to the agreement signed between India and Russia in December 2008.
Excavation works for the construction of units three and four started in 2016 with the aim of making them operational by 2023.
NPCIL and ASE Group of companies signed the general framework agreement for the construction of the fifth and sixth units in June 2017. The units are expected to be commissioned between 2025 and 2026.
The power plant will have a combined capacity of 6000MW upon commissioning of its six units.
Kudankulam nuclear power plant details
NPCIL and Rosatom finalised the reactor design and engineering supervision arrangements for the construction of KNPP phase one in 1998, which cost Rs140bn ($2.47bn). The total cost of the project for the six units is Rs1.11tn ($16.3bn).
Construction of phase one started in 2001 and the first two units were commissioned in 2013 and 2016 respectively.
The ground-breaking for the construction of units three and four was held in February 2016 while the concrete pouring ceremony for the third unit was held in June 2017.
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The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) is located 650km south of Chennai, in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India. It is being developed by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL).