India started construction of Kudankulam NPP Unit 6 in collaboration with Russia

New Delhi, December 22 - Neftegaz.RU. The main construction period of the Kudankulam NPP Unit 6 was officially launched in India through the 1^st concreting in the foundation slab of the reactor building.

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear power station in India.
The developer - the technical customer of the facility - is Nuclear Power Corporation of India.
The general designer and supplier of equipment is Russia´s ASE EC.

Andrey Lebedev, ASE Vice-President for Projects in India and Prospective Projects pointed out:

• The 1^st 2 NPP power units are demonstrating the sustainable operation at the nominal power level
• The power units of the 2^nd stage are being constructed, namely the works are underway at Unit 3 to prepare for installation of the reactor pressure vessel
• In June of this year, the 1^st concrete was laid at the power unit № 5, and on December 20, the 1^st concreting was launched at the power unit № 6
• The 3^rd stage of the Kudankulam NPP relating to the main construction period will provide additional power capacity to ensure the industrial and commercial development of businesses in India
• Moreover, it will promote more confidence in our friendly countries’ prospects to expand peaceful nuclear cooperation by using the most advanced projects of high-capacity nuclear power units of the Russian design

The equipment required for the top-priority installation at Units 5&6 is being supplied now and the construction process is being supported by the working documentation. New power units of Kudankulam NPP comply with the most up-to-date safety requirements of IAEA.