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The fifth 1,000 MW nuclear power plant, which is being built by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) at Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam, has now been installed with "core catcher" - a critical safety part of a nuclear reactor.The core catcher ensures the safety of beyond-design-basis accidents. Installed on supports under the reactor vessel, the core catcher is made as a globe-bottom container that weighs more than 156 metric tons.Apart from a casing, the main core melt localisation device (CMLD) components include:…

The ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict has also impacted the schedule of the nuclear power projects that are under construction in Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, Parliament was recently told. Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha on the status of various nuclear power projects under construction, Union Minister of State for Atomic Energy Dr. Jitendra Singh said: "In respect of projects being implemented in cooperation with the Russian Federation, the schedule is also impacted by the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict."India's…

Indian atomic power operator, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) will install new sensors supplied by Russia's integrated nuclear power major Rosatom at its two running reactors in Tamil Nadu's Kudankulam.According to Rosatom, an agreement has been signed with the NPCIL to supply thermocouples for four power units in Kudankulam.The new sensors designed for thermal control of nuclear power plant process equipment will replace the old ones in the internal reactor control systems of the Units 1 and 2 in…