Vouching for the safety of the Russian technology running the reactor at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, an envoy on Tuesday said the first reactor would begin commercial production in December

The turbine of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project’s first reactor which was resynchronized with the southern gridlast Friday, was stopped again on Tuesday “for a series of mandatory tests”.

The average power generated Oct 26 was 165 MW

For the second day in succession, the first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) Sunday generated 188 MW power and increased its average out put as compared to the previous day.

KKNPP administration would establish an information centre shortly to dispelfears about nuclear reactors, radiations, etc.

Besides executing community development programmes in the villages around Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project site, the KKNPP administration would establish an information centre shortly to dispel fears about nuclear reactor, radiation and other related issues, Site Director, KKNPP, R.S. Sundar has said.

The Sri Lankan government today expressed concern over a possible nuclear threat from the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu in Southern India as it went into operation for

The 1,000-MWe nuclear plant generated 160 MWe before being halted for routine check.

Nuclear Power Corp. of India Ltd., the nation’s sole atomic energy producer, test-started part of a $2.84 billion reactor today after a delay of six years amid protests from local residents.

Plant’s imminent connection to the grid cited as an example of robust civil nuclear cooperation.

Keen on sealing the agreement for two more nuclear reactors in Kudankulam during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to Russia next week, India has suggested a way to quantify the insurance risk

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