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🇮🇳 Kudankulam

Name: Kudankulam
Address: India

Nuclear power plant · India

Operational

Capacity≈5,502 MW

Units6

First Online2014

Construction Start2002

Reactor TypePWR

Coordinates8.167, 77.713

Kudankulam is a nuclear power station in India. Of its 6 recorded unit(s), 2 reactors are operational, 4 under construction. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 5,502 MW. The first unit reached commercial operation in 2014. Reactor technology on site: PWR.

Reactor units at Kudankulam

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
Kudankulam-1	Operational	PWR VVER V-412	917 MW	Construction 2002 · Grid 2014
Kudankulam-2	Operational	PWR VVER V-412	917 MW	Construction 2002 · Grid 2017
Kudankulam-3	Under Construction	PWR VVER V-412	917 MW	Construction 2017
Kudankulam-4	Under Construction	PWR VVER V-412	917 MW	Construction 2017
Kudankulam-5	Under Construction	PWR VVERV412	917 MW	Construction 2021
Kudankulam-6	Under Construction	PWR VVERV412	917 MW	Construction 2021

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