Russia Delivers First Nuclear Fuel to Kudankulam Unit 3

Russia Sends First Fuel Batch
Rosatom ships the first consignment of nuclear fuel for initial loading of Kudankulam’s third reactor during President Putin’s New Delhi visit

Seven Flights Planned
 
A total of seven flights will deliver the full reactor core and reserve fuel under a 2024 contract covering Units 3 and 4 for their entire service life

Fuel Manufactured in Russia 
The Nuclear Fuel Division of Rosatom transported assemblies produced at the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant for the Tamil Nadu-based nuclear project

India’s Largest Nuclear Plant
Kudankulam will house six VVER-1000 reactors, reaching a total capacity of 6,000 MW. Units 1 and 2 were connected to the grid in 2013 and 2016

More Reactors Under Construction
Four additional reactors are being built. Russian and Indian engineers have improved operational efficiency using advanced fuel and extended fuel cycles in the first-phase units

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