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Warm water from nuclear reactors not affecting marine life: KKNPP site director
5 months ago

Warm water from nuclear reactors not affecting marine life: KKNPP site director

New Indian Express  

TIRUNELVELI: As many as 32 post graduates and 580 graduates of the constituent colleges of Anna University were conferred with degrees during the 44th convocation of Anna University held here on Friday. The function was presided over by Registrar of Anna University J Prakash, and Site Director of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Joy P Varghese was the chief guest of …

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TN Assembly Speaker demands jobs for those who sold land to Kudankulam nuclear power plant
9 months, 3 weeks ago

TN Assembly Speaker demands jobs for those who sold land to Kudankulam nuclear power plant

New Indian Express  

TIRUNELVELI : In a letter to the department of atomic energy, Speaker M Appavu sought jobs for those who had given their land for the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, in line with the 1999 agreement, which nullified the need for a hiring test. "As per the agreement signed on February 18, 1999 at the tripartite meeting held at Tirunelveli district …

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Kakrapar NPP: Modi govt wants to triple India's current nuclear power capacity, thwarting severe delays caused by Leftist lobby
10 months ago

Kakrapar NPP: Modi govt wants to triple India's current nuclear power capacity, thwarting severe delays caused by Leftist lobby

Op India  

On 22nd February, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate to the nation two new indigenously developed reactors at the Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant in the Tapi district of Gujarat. Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant’s two new reactors, unit 3 and unit 4, each have a capacity of 700 megawatts. Protestors at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Interestingly, most of the anti-nuclear activists …

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India, Russia agree to strengthen bilateral nuclear cooperation
10 months, 2 weeks ago

India, Russia agree to strengthen bilateral nuclear cooperation

The Hindu  

India and Russia have signed a protocol on amendments to the 2008 intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in construction of additional nuclear reactors in Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project site and in construction of Russia-designed nuclear power plants at new sites in India. Alexey Likhachev, Director General of Rosatom State Corporation, and Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission of India, …

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Repeated attempts to recover barge carrying steam generators for KKNPP go in vain
1 year, 3 months ago

Repeated attempts to recover barge carrying steam generators for KKNPP go in vain

New Indian Express  

TIRUNELVELI: With repeated attempts to secure the barge carrying two steam generators, that ran aground in the sea about 300 metres away from the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project failing, the nuclear plant officials are planning to construct a temporary road to the rock from the shore. Sources said cranes will be brought in through the temporary road to lift the …

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No plans to advance refuelling activity at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant’s Unit-1: Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh
1 year, 4 months ago

No plans to advance refuelling activity at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant’s Unit-1: Union Minister of State Jitendra Singh

The Hindu  

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd has no plans to advance the refuelling activity of the 1,000 MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Unit-1. In June, Rajesh Lakhoni, chairman and managing director of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation and R. Manivannan, managing director of the Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Limited had written to the NPCIL, asking for an …

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T.N. power utilities seek advancing of refuelling activity at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant’s Unit-1
1 year, 5 months ago

T.N. power utilities seek advancing of refuelling activity at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant’s Unit-1

The Hindu  

Tamil Nadu power utilities have sought the advancing of the refuelling activity at Unit-I of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. Rajesh Lakhoni, Chairman and Managing Director of the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation and R. Manivannan, Managing Director Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation Limited have written to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited, which also runs the KKNPP, on …

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Kudankulam first reactor achieves 600 days of continuous operation
1 year, 9 months ago

Kudankulam first reactor achieves 600 days of continuous operation

The Hindu  

The first of the 2x1,000 VVER reactor of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project, which has been built with Russian technical knowhow, has been in continuous operation for 600 days, barring the external stoppage for scheduled annual refuelling, to generate 14,114 million units. Ever since it attained criticality and was subsequently synchronized with the grid in October 2013, the first reactor has …

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Nuclear Plants Are 'well Protected' from All Types of Intrusions: Govt
2 years ago

Nuclear Plants Are 'well Protected' from All Types of Intrusions: Govt

News 18  

The government on Thursday asserted that nuclear plants in the country are “well protected” from intrusions including cyber attacks. Minister of State, Department of Atomic Energy, Jitendra Singh also said the government has entered into Inter-Government Agreements with the Russian Federation for setting up Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project. “I can assure this House that the nuclear plants are well protected …

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Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant’s Four 1000 MW Units To Be Completed By 2027: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
2 years ago

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant’s Four 1000 MW Units To Be Completed By 2027: Union Minister Jitendra Singh

ABP News  

Chennai: The remaining four 1000 MW units of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant will be completed by 2027, said Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State Science & Technology, Atomic Energy and Space. In a statement laid on the table of the Rajya Sabha in reply to a question, Jitendra Singh as per PBI said, “At present, Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Units …

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Russia offers advanced nuclear fuel to extend Kudankulam reactor cycle from 18 months to 2 years
2 years ago

Russia offers advanced nuclear fuel to extend Kudankulam reactor cycle from 18 months to 2 years

The Hindu  

The Russian state-owned nuclear energy corporation Rosatom has offered a more advanced fuel option to India’s largest nuclear power station at Kudankulam, which will allow its reactors to run for an extended two-year cycle without stopping to load fresh fuel. Rosatom’s nuclear fuel division, TVEL Fuel Company, is the current supplier of TVS – 2 M fuel for the two …

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Power Grid arm seeks early decision on allocation of power from KKNPP units
2 years, 2 months ago

Power Grid arm seeks early decision on allocation of power from KKNPP units

The Hindu  

Central Transmission Utility of India Ltd, a wholly-owned arm of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited has sought for early decision on the allocation of power to the southern States from the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Units III and IV, to plan the transmission system accordingly. In case of 100% allocation to Tamil Nadu, CTUIL has to plan the evacuation …

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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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Activist urges Speaker Appavu to halt construction of Kudankulam power units
2 years, 8 months ago

Activist urges Speaker Appavu to halt construction of Kudankulam power units

New Indian Express  

TIRUNELVELI: Anti-nuclear Activist and the Pachai Tamilagam Katchi leader SP Udayakumar petitioned Assembly Speaker M Appavu requesting him to stop the construction of Units 3, 4, 5, and 6 in the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant until the issue of disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel is addressed. Only after the government announces the location for the construction of the Deep Geological …

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Kudankulam Village Panchayat adopts resolution against AFR facility
2 years, 9 months ago

Kudankulam Village Panchayat adopts resolution against AFR facility

The Hindu  

After Chief Minister M.K. Stalin wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to halt the construction of the ‘Away From Reactor’ facility at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project site for storing nuclear waste, the Kudankulam Village Panchayat, under which the project site falls, has passed a resolution against setting up the facility. In the resolution, the ward members also …

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Construction begins for units 5 and 6 of Kudankulam nuclear power plant, says Russian company
3 years, 5 months ago

Construction begins for units 5 and 6 of Kudankulam nuclear power plant, says Russian company

Firstpost  

The first concrete pouring into the foundation plate is a critical development in building of a nuclear plant New Delhi/Chennai: The construction work for units 5 and 6 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant commenced Tuesday with the first concrete pouring into the foundation plate of the reactor building, the NPCIL said, marking an important milestone in ramping up the …

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