Fuel loading in KKNPP likely next week

Follow us:WhatsappFacebookTwitterTelegram.cls-1{fill:#4d4d4d;}.cls-2{fill:#fff;}Google NewsA day after the Madras High Court cleared decks forthe commissioning of unit-1 of Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project, a seniorofficial at the plant today said they would commence loading real fuel in theIndo-Russian venture by the end of next week."We are presently doing the preparatory work. A teamfrom the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board is expected next week. They willinspect the site and only after their visit we will load the real fuel. So, wehope to load the fuel by next week end," KNPP Site Director R S Sundartold PTI.Commissioning of VVER-type reactor, capable of producing1,000 MW of power, was stalled after locals and activists of an anti-nuclearforum protested against the project citing safety concerns since August 2011.The over Rs 14,000 crore project has already missed manydeadlines including the latest of August this year.Their tussle with the government and Nuclear PowerCorporation of India Ltd was not only on the streets of Koodankulam but enteredlegal channels in the form of petitions in the Madras High Court.Their legal tussle took a dramatic turn yesterday as theMadras High Court's verdict was against them.first published:January 01, 1970, 05:30 ISTlast updated:January 01, 1970, 05:30 IST
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