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Related: About this forumIndia’s Kudankulam-1 Could Begin Commercial Operation Next Month
Unit 1 of the Kudankulam nuclear power station in Indias southern Tamil Nadu state has attained full operating power for the first time and could now enter commercial operation next month, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) said.
The unit achieved first criticality in July 2014 and was connected to the grid in October 2014. Since then, output has been increased in stages, with regulatory approval required for each increase in power.
Commissioning has been delayed because of protests and legal action following the March 2011 accident at Japans Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear station
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency there are 21 commercially operational nuclear units in India with six under construction, although the IAEA lists Kudankulam-1 as already being operational.
http://www.nucnet.org/all-the-news/2014/06/10/india-s-kudankulam-1-could-begin-commercial-operation-next-month
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India’s Kudankulam-1 Could Begin Commercial Operation Next Month (Original Post)
FBaggins
Jun 2014
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Throckmorton
(3,579 posts)1. Wow, and it Time Travels too! N/T
FBaggins
(26,775 posts)2. How so?
You know how this works... the reactor is up and running at full power (and the power is being distributed to consumers)... it's really just a question of when they shift the label from testing to commercial operation.
Throckmorton
(3,579 posts)3. Well, there is this past tense future date thing.
"The unit achieved first criticality in July 2014 and was connected to the grid in October 2014".
FBaggins
(26,775 posts)4. Ah! I see now.
Both should be 2013.