Chennai: The first 1,000 MW atomic power unit at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) restarted generation after completion of refuelling today, said an official.
"The first 1,000 MW atomic power unit was synchronised with the grid between 6:30 a.m and 7 a.m. today (Tuesday). The power generation is around 300 MW," the official told IANS.
According to him, some tests have to be done as the unit was refuelled.
The power generation would be increased in a gradual manner, he added.
The first unit was shut down on April 13 for annual maintenance and refuelling.
Every year, one third of the reactor's 163 fuel assemblies, or 54 assemblies, are replaced.
This was the second refuelling cycle for Unit 1.
Meanwhile, the second 1,000 MW unit that was shutdown on August 4 due to hydrogen concentration problem in stator is yet to restart.
India's atomic power plant operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has two 1,000 MW nuclear power plants at the KNPP built with Russian equipment.
Kudankulam is in Tirunelveli district around 650 km from Chennai.
"The first 1,000 MW atomic power unit was synchronised with the grid between 6:30 a.m and 7 a.m. today (Tuesday). The power generation is around 300 MW," the official told IANS.
According to him, some tests have to be done as the unit was refuelled.
The first unit was shut down on April 13 for annual maintenance and refuelling.
Advertisement
This was the second refuelling cycle for Unit 1.
Advertisement
India's atomic power plant operator Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) has two 1,000 MW nuclear power plants at the KNPP built with Russian equipment.
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Construction Of Units 5 And 6 Of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Begins All Nuclear Plants In The Country Completely Safe: Government Informs Parliament NPCIL Admits Malware Attack on Computer in Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Walmart Employee's Big Claim After Indian-Origin Teen Found Dead In Oven Who Was Gursimran Kaur, Indian Teen Found Dead In Walmart Oven Businessman's Rs 1 Crore Rolex Gift To Contractor For Building His "Fortress" North Korea Says It Test-Fired Latest ICBM Hwasong-19 On Thursday Ex-Armyman Opens Fire At Man Over Parking Dispute In Pune; Arrested US Elections: 60 Million Cast Early Votes In Kamala Harris-Trump Tight Race Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.