Need four years more to build spent fuel unit at Kudankulam: NPCIL

CHENNAI: With the construction of Away From Reactor (AFR ) facilities for Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant’s (KKNPP) units 1 and 2 in limbo, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) on Monday sought some relaxations before the Supreme Court for handling spent nuclear fuel.

Due to protests, the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board had to postpone indefinitely the public hearing regarding AFR facilities for units 1 and 2, without which environmental clearance from the Union environment ministry can’t be obtained. AFR facilities are critical for storing spent nuclear fuel.