16th January 2025

Rosatom’s mechanical engineering division Atomash has shipped a VVER-1000 reactor vessel for the sixth unit of the Russian-designed Kudankulam NPP under construction in India.

The 320-ton equipment was shipped to Novorossiysk sea port. The ship will travel over six thousand miles to reach India. Under the production schedule, four steam generators for unit 6 of the Kudankulam NPP will be shipped in 2025.

“Despite our strong position in the nuclear industry, we remain committed to continuous development. We are actively improving equipment design to guarantee the highest safety level, and enhancing our products' economic efficiency. Presently, we are working on a new NPP reactor unit with increased capacity and advanced operational characteristics. This new unit will also feature improved technical and economic performance,” noted Valery Kryzhanovsky, General Designer of OKB Gidropress, a leading designer of VVER 1000 reactors.

The Kudankulam NPP is the largest nuclear power project in India and a flagship project of the India-Russia collaboration in technology and energy. The project includes six power units, each equipped with a Russian VVER-1000 reactor, with a total installed capacity of 6,000 megawatts. Units 1 and 2 were connected to the Indian national grid in 2013 and 2016, respectively, and are now providing energy to the southern region of India. Presently, the construction and installation of units 3 and 4 are nearing completion, and the construction of two units 5 and 6 is underway.

Rosatom’s Engineering division mainly designs and constructs nuclear power units at the Kundankulam project. Other subsidiaries of the company also supply various equipment for the plant. Rosatom is also responsible for fuel supplies for the power units of the Kudankulam NPP for their entire service life.

The production of the VVER-1000 reactor vessel takes two years. Equipment manufacturing requires the utmost precision and adherence to strict international quality standards. The general inspection plan encompasses a total of 289 control points, with each operation being supervised by inspectors from an authorized organization and a foreign customer.

Under the technical and financial assistance of Russia, Bangladesh is implementing its first-ever nuclear power plant at Rooppur. The power plant will host two units each of 1,200MW capacity with Russian 3+ generation VVER 1200 reactor. Rosatom Engineering Division is the general designer and contractor of the Rooppur project.


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