Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant - Power generation resumes
Posted on: 11/Nov/2013 2:52:09 PM
Power generation was temporarily suspended last week at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu. Now the power generation was resumed after the turbine of the first unit was resynchronized with the Southern grid. The 1000MWe first unit was shut down on October 29 for the second time in a week for some tests as mandated by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB).Power at KNPP will be increased towards the 1000MWe benchmark by December this year once the unit attains operational stability.
Unit-1 attained criticality on July 13 this year after much delay following protests against KNPP by anti-nuclear activists in areas around the complex, citing safety reasons. Nuclear Power Corporation of India is constructing two 1,000 MW units at KNPP jointly with Russia at Kudankulam in Tirunelveli district, about 650 kms from here.
