Kundankulam Nuclear Plant

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  Technical Snag Forces Stoppage Of Power Generation In Power Plant

  Power generation at Kundankulam Nuclear Power plant was stopped today due to a leakage in a steam pipe, a senior official said.

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  Unit 2 Of Kundankulam Nuclear Plant To Be Commissioned Shortly

  Unit 2 of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) would be commissioned shortly, while site excavation clearance has been received from Atomic Energy Regulatory Board for the third and fourth units, a senior official said.

• Unit 1 of Kudankulam Nuclear Plant Shut Down for 6 to 8 Weeks

  Kudankulam Nuclear Power plant's first unit was today shut down for six to eight weeks after a "minor" problem was detected in its turbine generator which had a run for over 190 days.

• Unit 1 of Kudankulam Power Plant Shut Down for 6 to 8 Weeks

  A major problem in the first atomic power unit's turbine at Kudankulam has put the unit out of action for around six-eight weeks, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) said on Monday.

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  Kudankulam Plant's Second Unit to be Commissioned Shortly: Government

  Kudankulam nuclear power project's second 1,000 MW unit is expected to be commissioned shortly, the government said today.

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  Kundankulam Nuclear Plant Attains Full Power Status For First Time

  India's largest nuclear plant reached its full power for the first time today afternoon.

• Kundankulam Nuclear Plant Attains Full Power Status

  Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) today attained its full generation capacity and became the first nuclear plant in the country to generate 1,000 MWe of power, its site Director R S Sundar said.

• Atomic Energy Regulatory Board Chairman visits Kundankulam Nuclear Plant

  Senior officials of Atomic Energy Department, including the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) Chairman, today visited the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant.

• Problems hit first unit at the Kudankulam project

  Problems with valves in the first unit at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) have delayed the synchronisation of the unit with the grid, officials said.

• Prohibitory orders in seven km radius around Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant

  Prohibitory orders have been clamped in a seven km radius around the controversial Kundankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) as anti-nuclear activists have threaten to picket it on Monday.

• Man arrested for Kudankulam bomb threat letters

  One person has been arrested on charges of sending letters stating that bombs would go off inside the controversial Kundankulam Nuclear plant on May 21, police said on Monday. The handwriting of 39-year-old V Irulappan, hailing from Kovilpatti, matched with that found in the three letters received by plant authorities, police said.

• Kudankulam row: 'Amazed' by 15-day claim, Jayalalithaa asks PM to allay public fears

  Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa wrote a letter to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday, saying she was shocked at his announcement that the Kudankulam Nulcear Power Plant, whose commissioning has been stalled due to protests, will start functioning within 15 days.

• Kudankulam N-Plant: Nuclear watchdog asks for additional safety measures

  "Safest in the world" is the argument that the Centre and experts have used to counter opposition to the Kundankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu. That claim may now well turn out to be hollow, with the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) asking for additional safety measures following a new post-Fukushima assessment.

• Kalam suggests 10-point development programme for Kudankulam

  Giving a clean chit to safety measures at the upcoming Kundankulam nuclear plant, ex-President and 'missile man' APJ Abdul Kalam has suggested four-lane highways, a mega desalination plant and construction of houses, schools and hospitals as part of a 10-point plan to develop the area. The plan also suggests industries to provide direct employment ...

• Kudankulam N-plant safety: Kalam satisfied, protesters not

  One of the country's top scientists, ex-President and 'missile man' APJ Abdul Kalam visited the upcoming Kundankulam nuclear plant today. He inspected the security measures at the stalled nuclear plant and gave it a clean chit.