Third indigenous pressurised heavy water reactor attains criticality: NPCIL
3 months ago

Third indigenous pressurised heavy water reactor attains criticality: NPCIL

The Hindu  

Unit 7 of the Rajasthan Atomic Power Project at Rawatbhata in Chittorgarh district achieved criticality, or the start of controlled fission chain reaction, on the night of September 19, according to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India, Ltd.. RAPP-7 is the third reactor to go critical in a series of 16 indigenous pressurised heavy water reactors of 700 MW each the national nuclear establishment is setting up. “Criticality for the first time on the project timeline marks the completion of construction phase and commencement of the operation phase,” NPCIL Executive Director B.V.S. Thereafter the power level will be raised in steps to full power, in line with the clearances of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.” “RAPP-7 is expected to start generation this year, followed by RAPP-8 in the next year,” the statement added.

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Reactor Pressure Vessel installed in unit 3 of Kudankulam
2 years, 7 months ago

Reactor Pressure Vessel installed in unit 3 of Kudankulam

The Hindu  

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, which is operating 2 X 1,000 MWe VVER nuclear reactors at Kudankulam and constructing four more reactors with similar capacity in this upcoming nuclear park, has achieved one more milestone of the expansion programme of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, as the Reactor Pressure Vessel of Unit 3 was positioned in its designated place …

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