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ROSATOM begins construction of Kudankulam NPP Unit 5 in India

The power plant will have a combined capacity of 6000 MW upon commissioning of its 6 units

ROSATOM begins construction of Kudankulam NPP Unit 5 in India

New Delhi, June 29 - Neftegaz.RU. Today, an official ceremony was held that was dedicated to the 1st concrete pouring into the foundation plate of the reactor building for Kudankulam NPP Unit 5 (India).

The concrete pouring commemorated the official commencement of the main stage of the nuclear power plant stage 3 construction.
Due to anti-epidemiological restrictions, the ceremony was held via videoconference.

1st concrete pouring was preceded by continuous preliminary work: concrete bedding for foundations of the reactor building, auxiliary reactor building with the Main Control Room, turbine building and power supply building for normal operation, emergency power supply and safety control systems.

Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev stated during the ceremony:
  • For many years the Kudankulam NPP construction project has been a symbol of close cooperation between Russia and India.
  • However, we do not want to stop at what had already been achieved.
  • Rosatom has all the most advanced nuclear power technologies.
  • Together with our Indian colleagues we are ready to launch the serial construction of the state-of-the-art Generation III+ Russian-designed nuclear power units at a new site in India. It is stipulated by the existing agreements
Russian enterprises are already manufacturing equipment required for the 1st priority installation, the equipment for the reactor facilities and turbine hall for Unit 5.
Even today, on the construction horizon of up to 2 years, construction is provided with the detailed design documentation.

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