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Russia Gives ‘More Advanced’ Fuel Option for Indian Nuclear Plant
Russia Gives ‘More Advanced’ Fuel Option for Indian Nuclear Plant
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Russia’s state-owned nuclear enterprise Rosatom has delivered a “more advanced” fuel option to India’s Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) in Tamil Nadu
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Russia’s state-owned nuclear enterprise Rosatom has delivered a “more advanced” fuel option to India’s Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) in Tamil Nadu state, Indian Science Minister Jitendra Singh told the parliament on Wednesday.Singh also said the use of TVS-2M fuel assemblies in Kudankulam’s reactor would allow an 18-month operating cycle, as compared with the 12-month operating cycle with the UTVS fuel assemblies currently in use in Unit-2.What's Known About Kudankulam NPP?The first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu was jointly inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin in a virtual ceremony in 2016. The KKNPP is being jointly developed by Atomstroyexport, a fully-owned subsidiary of Rosatom, and the state-backed Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL).The Indian science minister has said that two units with an installed capacity of 1,000 MW each are currently in operation, while the remaining four units are expected to be completed by 2027, when the power plant is set to reach its full capacity of 6,000 MW.India to Expand Nuclear Power CapacityThese plants would add 15.7 GW (Gigawatts) to India’s overall power generation capacity, which at present overwhelmingly relies on coal-fired power plants.India signed its first civil nuclear cooperation agreement with the US in 2008, followed by a pact with Russia in 2009. New Delhi has since signed civil nuclear pacts with more than a dozen other nations.Under the civil nuclear cooperation agreement between Russia and India signed during a visit by ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Moscow in 2009, Russia agreed to supply New Delhi with up to 20 nuclear power reactors, technological wherewithal, and fuel.The scope of the agreement has since been expanded to build projects in third countries, as noted by Prime Minister Modi and President Putin during the 21st India-Russia Annual Summit in New Delhi last December.India and Russia are currently collaborating on the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, which will be Bangladesh’s first atomic power plant and is scheduled to become operational by 2024.
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Russia Gives ‘More Advanced’ Fuel Option for Indian Nuclear Plant
17:34 21.12.2022 (Updated: 19:12 21.12.2022) The Indo-Russian civil nuclear cooperation deal has been rated more beneficial than similar pacts with other nations, even the United States, primarily in terms of technology access.
Russia’s state-owned nuclear enterprise Rosatom has delivered a “more advanced” fuel option to India’s Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) in Tamil Nadu state, Indian Science Minister Jitendra Singh told the parliament on Wednesday.
According to Singh, the first lot of TVS-2M fuel assemblies, known to have enhanced uranium capacities, was received in May-June 2022 and loaded in Unit-1 of Kudankulam plant. The unit, loaded with the new fuel option, has since been performing “satisfactorily,” the minister informed.
Singh also said the use of TVS-2M fuel assemblies in Kudankulam’s reactor would allow an 18-month operating cycle, as compared with the 12-month operating cycle with the UTVS fuel assemblies currently in use in Unit-2.
What's Known About Kudankulam NPP?
The first unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu was jointly inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin in a virtual ceremony in 2016.
The KKNPP is being jointly developed by Atomstroyexport, a fully-owned subsidiary of Rosatom, and the state-backed Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL).
The Indian science minister has said that two units with an installed capacity of 1,000 MW each are currently in operation, while the remaining four units are expected to be completed by 2027, when the power plant is set to reach its full capacity of 6,000 MW.
India to Expand Nuclear Power Capacity
In a bid to significantly expand its nuclear power generation capacity, New Delhi has planned to commission 20 nuclear plants across the country by 2031, Singh told the parliament last week.
These plants would add 15.7 GW (Gigawatts) to India’s overall power generation capacity, which at present overwhelmingly relies on coal-fired power plants.
India signed its first civil nuclear cooperation agreement with the US in 2008, followed by a pact with Russia in 2009. New Delhi has since signed civil nuclear pacts with more than a dozen other nations.
Under the civil nuclear cooperation agreement between Russia and India signed during a visit by ex-Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Moscow in 2009, Russia agreed to supply New Delhi with up to 20 nuclear power reactors, technological wherewithal, and fuel.
The scope of the agreement has since been
expanded to build projects in third countries, as noted by Prime Minister Modi and President Putin during the 21st India-Russia Annual Summit in New Delhi last December.
India and Russia are currently collaborating on the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, which will be Bangladesh’s first atomic power plant and is scheduled to become operational by 2024.
