New Delhi: Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant units 1 and 2 will have a new type of nuclear fuel which is “more reliable and cost-effective” and their fuel cycle will be elongated from 12 to 18 months, TVEL Fuel Company said on Wednesday. TVEL Fuel Company of Russia’s State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom and Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) have signed an agreement to supply the nuclear fuel for the Kudankulam reactors.
Kudankulam 1 and 2 reactors, both of 1,000 MW each, have already been commissioned while units 3-6 are at different stages of construction.
