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  India, Russia sign deal on power generating units in Tamil Nadu's nuclear power plant: Jaishankar

  World | December 27, 2023 6:14 IST

  Jaishankar and Russian deputy PM Denis Manturov signed several agreements on nuclear power and in areas of medicines, pharmaceutical substances and medical devices during their meeting. The Kudankulam nuclear power plant is being built in Tamil Nadu with the technical assistance of Russia.

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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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  2nd unit of Kudankulam nuke power plant to be operational soon

  India | April 07, 2015 7:27 IST

  Chennai:Work is underway for the second unit of Russia-assisted Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in Tamil Nadu and will be operational soon, a senior Russian Consulate official here said yesterday."The second unit will be operational

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  KNPP's second unit to start generating 1,000 power in 6 months

  India | February 19, 2015 20:09 IST

  Tirunelveli (TN): The second unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant will start generating 1,000 MW power in six months, a senior official said today.Inaugurating the “Techno Fair” here today, Additional Chief Engineer of the

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  Disaster management mock drill held at village near KNPP

  India | January 31, 2015 19:42 IST

  Tirunelveli (TN): Testing the readiness of people living near a nuclear plant to respond to an emergency, a Disaster Management mock drill was conducted at a village near Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in the district

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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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  Sushma Swaraj meets Russian counterpart; discusses bilateral ties

  World | September 12, 2014 17:41 IST

  Bhuyan Dushanbe (Tajikistan): India and Russia today reviewed entire gamut of their bilateral relationship including cooperation in crucial sectors of defence, energy security, trade and investment and agreed to inject fresh vigour in the strategic

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  Kudankulam second unit likely to go critical by June

  India | January 16, 2014 16:04 IST

  Chennai: The 1000 MW second unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) is likely to attain criticality by June, nearly a year after the first reactor crossed the milestone, according to a top Atomic

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  Second unit of KKNPP to start commercial operation from September

  India | January 10, 2014 17:07 IST

  New Delhi: The second unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) will start generating electricity from September, Union Minister V Narayanasamy today said.  “Ninety-five per cent of the work for second unit of the

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  Public reassured ahead of steam valve tests at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant

  India | December 26, 2013 19:59 IST

  Chennai: Keen to avoid a repeat of a panic reaction among locals in April last during pre-commissioning trials, Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant authorities today said the ambient noise level was likely to go up later

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  Security stepped up at KNPP; anti-N protesters booked

  India | November 27, 2013 16:51 IST

  Kudankulam: A day after an explosion at a village near Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant here claimed six lives; police formed a team to probe it and stepped up security even as two live bombs were

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  Important facts about India's nuclear program

  India | November 13, 2013 7:09 IST

  New Delhi: India's nuclear program was initiated by Dr. Homi Bhabha in 1950s. He wanted to utilize the country's uranium and thorium reserves for its development. The reserves are found in the monazite sands of

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  KNPP 1st unit to reach 1000 MWe maximum capacity by Nov end

  August 01, 2013 16:53 IST

  Tirunelveli, Aug 1: The first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant, which attained criticality on July 3 will reach its maximum capacity of 1000 MWe by November end, according to S Sundar, project site director.“All

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  HC moved again over Kudankulam nuclear plant

  India | July 17, 2013 17:52 IST

  Chennai, July 17: A petition has been filed in the Madras High Court against commissioning of the Kudankulam Nulcear Power Plant on the ground that authorities had not complied with all the directions issued by

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  Anti-Kudankulam Protesters Oppose Kalam As Mediator

  India | November 06, 2011 19:25 IST

  Madurai, Nov 6: Tamil Nationalist Movement leader P. Nedumaran has condemned the Centre's efforts to use former President  A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, as mediator to talk to the protestors in Kudankulam to make them withdraw the