According to V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State in Prime Minister Office, the first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Energy project is expected to begin its operations this month after having received the stage-wise clearances from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.
On Monday, India’s External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid had bilateral talks with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin in Moscow in which he said that the first unit of Kudankulam project was at a sub-critical stage and was expected to be commissioned ‘any day’ in May. Moreover, he assured the Russians that work on the second unit would be sped up.
The two 1,000 MW VVER light water nuclear reactors are being built at Kudankulam near India’s southern tip, with the participation of Russia.
