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Emmanuel Macron in India: Agreement on Jaitapur nuclear plant likely to be signed during French president's visit
•India and France are likely to sign a framework agreement for expediting the Jaitapur nuclear power plant project during French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit next month, sources from the Indian side have said
Kudankulam nuclear power plant generates full 2,000 MW capacity for the first time
Ians •Kudankulam, around 650 km from Chennai, has two 1,000 MW nuclear power plants, built with Russian equipment.
Restarting of Kudankulam nuclear power plant delayed by one month to 3 November
Ians •The mega nuclear power plant was shut down on 4 August due to hydrogen concentration in the stator was originally expected to restart on 4 September.
Rosatom open to signing NPCIL contract for six 1200 MW nuclear reactors at one go
Ians •At present, India and Russia have signed an agreement for six 1,000-MW nuclear reactors, of which two have been built and are operational at Kudankulam.
Russia offers India latest third-generation reactors for post-Kudankulam nuclear project
Ians •Russia has offered India the latest "Generation 3-plus" nuclear reactor —the VVER-1200 — powered by advanced fuel, to be set up at a yet-to-be designated site in parallel to the ongoing 6,000 MW Kudankulam project in Tamil Nadu.
Narendra Modi's US visit: India's nuclear plant agreement with Westinghouse unlikely before trip
•An agreement between the NPCIL and Westinghouse to build six atomic reactors in Andhra Pradesh will unlikely be signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the United States next week.
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant can withstand Fukushima-like accident, claims Russian official
Fp Staff •Rosatom state nuclear corporation, the Indo-Russia nuclear cooperation, will construct six units of VVER-1000 light-water reactors at Kudankulam
Few steps left to implement Indo-US N-deal: White House
Fp Archives •The US has said that few steps are still needed to be put in place to implement the landmark civil nuclear deal with India and there will be a meeting soon on the proposed insurance pool.
Breakthrough: India-US end 6-year-old impasse over civil nuclear deal
Debobrat Ghose •Indian PM Narendra Modi and US President Barack Obama ended the six-year-old deadlock over operationalising the landmark civil nuclear deal signed in 2008.
Kudankulam nuclear plant to start commercial operations next month
Fp Archives •The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) is expected to start commercial operations of its first 1,000 MW unit at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) next month, said a senior official Thursday.