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‘No major issue behind delay in Kudankulam commissioning’ [1]

Authorities want systems to work “exactly textbook like” before plant is commissioned

There was no major issue behind the delay in the commissioning of the 2000 MW nuclear power plant at Kudankulam, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission R.K. Sinha told a group of reporters here. Dr. Sinha said that since it was the first reactor of its kind to be constructed in India, the authorities wanted the systems worked “exactly textbook like” before the commissioning of the plant. This was the main reason for the delay.

Publication Date: 
18/01/2013
P. Sunderarajan [2]
Hindu (New Delhi) [3]
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Tamil Nadu [4], Tirunelveli (D) [5], Koodunkulam APS [6], Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) [7], Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) [8], Energy Technology [9], Nuclear Power Corporation Of India (NPCIL) [10], Nuclear Power [11], Energy [12]
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