Russia supplies new nuke fuel to Kudankulam reactors with increased uranium capacity

CHENNAI: Russia’s nuclear fuel company TVEL Fuel Company has signed a supplement agreement with Nuclear Power Corporation of India to introduce TVS-2M nuclear fuel which has increased uranium capacity, according to Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation (Rosatom).

This will result in elongation of the fuel cycle from 12 to 18 months for the operating VVER-1000 reactors in Tamil Nadu’s Kudankulam.