The first reactor at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP), with a capacity of 1000 MW, will be “fully operational in another month or so,” a senior official said.
“We are conducting test run for all operations and have found the operation satisfactory,” site Director of KKNPP Kasinath Balaji told PTI over phone.
The site is in the process of testing all its operation including its four diesel generators, assembling the reactor with dummy fuel, conducting hydro test of the primary and secondary systems, coolants tested and has submitted the review to Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB).
“We are presently in the process of raising the temperature in the reactor. We have submitted all the necessary documents to AERB. Once we get the clearance from AERB, we will go for hot run,” Dr. Balaji said.
“Since it is first of a kind, there is some delay in the process. By another month and a half, we shall start producing,” he said, when asked about the delay in starting production.
The unit, located in Tirunelveli district, was originally supposed to begin commercial operations in December 2007. The unit will use Russian technology, reactor and fuel.
