
File photo of Kudankulam nuclear power plant
The 1000 MW of electricity will provide much needed relief to Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karnataka and Kerala where power output will be augmented. The reactor made at a cost of over Rs 8000 crores has been much delayed and activists have called it 'unsafe'.
India has recently signed a deal for importing another 14 reactors from Russia.
The second 1000 MW unit at Kudankulam is likely to come online in 2015.