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Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Ajit Kumar Mohanty launched concreting enactment for the operation of the 5th and sixth atomic powerfulness units astatine Kaiga successful Uttara Kannada connected Sunday.
He said that 10 units of indigenous exertion PHW (Pressurised Heavy Water) reactor benignant are being built astatine assorted atomic powerfulness plants successful the country.
Out of these, 2 units of 700 MW capableness of PHW benignant are being built astatine Kaiga. With this technology, the PHW utilized erstwhile successful the reactor volition beryllium re-used respective times. These 2 units are being built astatine a outgo of astir ₹21,000 crore.
Dr. Mohanty launched the enactment by pressing a button. Later, helium performed a puja to people the commencement of the work. This is considered a important milestone successful the operation of atomic powerfulness procreation units.
A clip bounds of 59 months has been fixed to implicit the portion operation work. Megha Infra Ltd. is the main contractor.
The Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant has 4 units of 220 MW capacity. The operation enactment of the 5th and sixth units was started successful 2025 itself. Rods person been attached to the instauration to physique the reactor. Concreting has present started. After the commissioning of these 2 units, the powerfulness procreation capableness of the Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant volition beryllium 2280 MW.
NPCL Chairman Bhuvan Chandra Pathak said that atomic powerfulness plants are producing implicit 85 cardinal units per time successful the state and determination are important gross earnings.
“The Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant has achieved important milestones. We person begun the enactment of concreting units 5 and six aft obtaining support from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board. This is simply a important milestone,” helium said.
Kaiga works Director B. Vinod Kumar, Director of the 5th and sixth units Suresh Kulkarni and others were present, according to a release.
