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July 14, 2016

Indian NPP Second Unit May Start Commercial Operations in November
New Delhi (Sputnik) Jul 13, 2016
The reactor at the second unit of India's Kudankulam nuclear power plant (NPP) may start commercial operations in November, Russian energy company Rosatom's representative in India Natalia Kudryashova told Sputnik. The reactor was launched Sunday, after on Friday the Indian Atomic Energy Regulatory Board issued an approval on the launch of the Russian-built reactor. "Usually it takes one month to become operational after the unit becomes critical but in this case it may take longer as the re ... read more

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