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Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project

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The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is the largest nuclear power plant in India, situated in Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu. Construction began in March 2002, but the launch was delayed due to protests by local fishermen. It became operational in 2013.

The reactor vessel assembly with internals for Nuclear Reactor 5 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project is installed for a test to be carried out in the manufacturing facility in the Russian city of Volgodonsk. Photo: Special Arrangement

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