NEW DELHI: Indian nuclear technology has come of age with the Kakrapar atomic power plant’s (KAPP) third unit in Gujarat reaching full load, raising the Narendra Modi government’s game to treble nuclear power capacity with home-grown reactors by 2030-31 as part of climate action.
The 700 MWe (megawatt-electric) unit, which started commercial operation in June and attained full load on August 30, is the country’s first reactor of this size based on PHWR (pressurised heavy water reactor) technology designed by Indian scientists and engineers.
The reactor has advanced safety features that are comparable to the best in the world and is a testament to the capabilities of Indian project engineers as well as industry in terms of construction,
