Kudankulan nuclear power project – units 3 and 4, India
Name of the Project
Kudankulan nuclear power project (NPP) – units 3 and 4.
Location
Kudankulam, in Tamil Nadu, India.
Project Owner/s
Indian Atomic Energy Commission.
Project Description
Kudankulan operates two water-water energetic (VVER) reactors, which entered commercial operation in December 2014 and April 2017.
The project aims to build two additional 1 000 MW VVER reactors – units 3 and 4 – with improvements based on feedback from commissioning and operational experience gained from the first units built.
Potential Job Creation
None stated.
Capital Expenditure
Not stated.
Planned Start/End Date
Not stated.
Latest Developments
On November 13, the MV Janis vessel set course for India transporting equipment, with a volume of 7 100 m3, for Kudankulam NPP Units 3 and 4. This is the twentieth consignment for the NPP.
The cargo that is being shipped for Unit 3 includes polar crane equipment such as a crane rail, anchor rods and a loading device.
The equipment being shipped for Unit 4 includes thermal insulation, a hydro-accumulator and supporting elements of a passive emergency core cooling system, housings, air locks of a passive heat removal system and bus ducts.
For both units, the vessel is transporting air lock equipment, pumps, sealed penetrations, valves, pipelines and a hydraulic sluice for the fuel pool.
The equipment will arrive in India in December 2020.
Key Contracts, Suppliers and Consultants
Rosatom (nuclear plant construction).
Contact Details for Project Information
Indian Atomic Energy Commission tel +91 22 022439.
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