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  Russia to build India's largest nuclear power plant as Putin backs full-scale Kudankulam expansion

  India | December 05, 2025 23:50 IST

  Russia has strengthened its nuclear cooperation with India, with President Putin reaffirming support for the Kudankulam plant and ensuring uninterrupted fuel supplies. Rosatom has delivered the first fuel batch for the plant's third reactor, marking a major milestone.

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  Nuclear power equipment from Russia shipped for Kudankulam plant

  India | June 19, 2020 13:14 IST

  Global nuclear power major Russia's Rosatom on Friday said the ship with equipment for two 1,000 MW atomic power plants coming up in Tamil Nadu has left the Saint Petersburg port for India.

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  Kudankulam's second 1,000 MW nuclear power unit may restart mid-November

  India | November 01, 2017 13:41 IST

  Second Kudankulam nuclear power plant that was shut down in August due to hydrogen concentration in the stator, is expected to restart generation in two weeks.

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  Kudankulam Unit-II shut down due to water, steam leakage

  India | May 06, 2017 16:41 IST

  The first unit was shut down on April 13, for annual maintenance and refuelling, a process that would take around two months.

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  Second n-plant at Kudankulam to restart by March-end

  India | March 14, 2017 9:07 IST

  India's atomic power plant operator will restart its second 1,000 MW unit at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu in two weeks' time while the first unit of similar capacity will be stopped for refuelling in mid-April, a senior official said on Monday.

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  India, Russia to sign GPA on Kudankulam units 5 and 6 this month: Official

  India | December 04, 2016 12:10 IST

  India and Russia are likely to sign the General Framework Agreement (GFA) on Kudankulam units 5 and 6 by this month," an official of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) said.

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  PM Modi, Vladimir Putin and Jayalalithaa dedicate first 1,000 MW unit of Kudankulam N-power plant to nation

  India | August 10, 2016 17:54 IST

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa today jointly dedicated to the nation the first 1,000 MW unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP).

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  Second unit of Kudankulam N-plant starts fission

  India | July 10, 2016 21:55 IST

  The second unit of Kudankulam atomic power project in Tamil Nadu went critical or started nuclear fission on Sunday at 8.56 p.m., said officials of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL).

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  Kudankulam nuclear-plant reactor trips, stops generation

  India | May 10, 2015 18:50 IST

  Chennai: The first 1,000-MW unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) stopped generation on Saturday evening after the reactor tripped, the Power System Operation Corporation Ltd. (PSOCO) said on Sunday.According to PSOCO, the Kudankulam Nuclear

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  Steady progress on Indo-Russia civil nuke cooperation: S Jaishankar

  World | May 10, 2015 17:18 IST

  Moscow: India has said there is “steady progress” on Indo-Russia civil nuclear energy cooperation and the second unit of the Kudankulam project is “progressing satisfactorily” towards commissioning as the two countries aim to boost their

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  Fuel loading in Kudankulam second N-plant around

  India | March 11, 2015 13:01 IST

  Chennai:  Atomic power plant operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) is hoping to load the real fuel in the second 1,000 MW plant being set up at Kudankulam around June, said a senior

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  Kudankulam Nuclear Power unit trips

  India | January 15, 2015 15:01 IST

  Chennai: Power generation at the first 1,000 MW unit at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) stopped Wednesday evening due to tripping, said Power System Operation Corporation Ltd. (POSCO) Thursday.According to POSCO, the first unit tripped

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  Hot run of Unit II at KNPP next week

  India | December 17, 2014 8:06 IST

  Tirunelveli: The 'hot run' of Unit II of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant would begin next week while preliminary work on construction of the third unit would start in March 2015, a senior official said yesterday."The

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  Kudankulam Nuclear-plant generates 750 megawatt

  India | December 09, 2014 14:36 IST

  Tirunelveli :  Power generation at Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant's Unit-1, which was shut down about two months ago due to technical reasons, has resumed and it touched 750 mw today, a top official said.  Operations

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  India, Russia looking to sign 15-20 pacts during Vladimir Putin's visit

  India | December 05, 2014 23:13 IST

  New Delhi: Russian President Vladimir Putin will arrive here for the annual Summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on December 11 during which they will spell out their vision for cooperation in key areas including

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  Minor problem stalls Kudankulam, no safety issues: Expert

  India | October 23, 2014 11:40 IST

  New Delhi: The first unit of the Russian built Kudankulam nuclear plant, which stopped operations late last month after a minor malfunction in the unit's turbine, will resume operations soon, a Russian expert said on

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  Kudankulam n-plant unit to restart generation

  India | September 02, 2014 14:06 IST

  Chennai: The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has begun the process to restart the first 1,000 MW unit at its Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) following the sectoral regulator's permission, said a senior

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  Kudankulam n-power plant generates 876 MW

  India | May 06, 2014 13:25 IST

  Chennai: The first 1,000 MW unit at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) touched a peak power generation of 876 MW Monday, said Power System Operation Corporation Ltd. (POSCO).However, anti-nuclear power activists questioned when the

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  Kudankulam N-plant to reconnect to the grid on Oct 26

  India | October 25, 2013 19:49 IST

  Chennai: The first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) that tripped Oct 22 is expected to be reconnected to the grid Friday night/Saturday, said informed sources.Two highly-placed sources in the atomic energy establishment

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  Kudankulam, defence, energy top Manmohan-Putin talks

  World | October 22, 2013 7:45 IST

  Moscow: India and Russia Monday marked a very special phase in their close ties as the first Russian-built reactor in Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam was connected to the electricity grid in south India and poised to