Kudankulam N-plant reactor vessel sealed
8 Nov 2012 4:17 AM IST
The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) has crossed one more milestone – sealing of the first 1,000-MW reactor pressure vessel, said a senior official Tuesday.
‘Two German technicians completed the sealing of the reactor pressure vessel Friday. Now we are in the process of refixing and rewiring of the other systems located outside the vessel,’ the official, who did not want to be named, said.
According to him, the sealing of the Russian-built reactor pressure vessel is a major milestone in the project's progress. India's atomic power plant operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) is setting up the project in Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district, around 650 km from here, with two Russian-made VVER 1,000-MW reactors.
The official said the next step in the project would be submitting reports to sectoral regulator AERB (Atomic Energy Regulatory Board).
The AERB would in turn give the sanction for heating up of the systems, he said.
‘Two German technicians completed the sealing of the reactor pressure vessel Friday. Now we are in the process of refixing and rewiring of the other systems located outside the vessel,’ the official, who did not want to be named, said.
According to him, the sealing of the Russian-built reactor pressure vessel is a major milestone in the project's progress. India's atomic power plant operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) is setting up the project in Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu's Tirunelveli district, around 650 km from here, with two Russian-made VVER 1,000-MW reactors.
The official said the next step in the project would be submitting reports to sectoral regulator AERB (Atomic Energy Regulatory Board).
The AERB would in turn give the sanction for heating up of the systems, he said.
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