Rosatom Begins Construction of Unit 5 at ‘Kudankulam NPP’ in India

The first concrete pouring on the foundation plate of the reactor building of the 5th unit of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in India was carried out with an official ceremony today. Thus, an important step was taken in the third phase of the power plant construction. The ceremony was held via videoconference due to COVID-19 restrictions.

Prior to pouring concrete, the concrete bed was prepared for the foundations of the reactor building’s auxiliary reactor building, where the Main Control Room is located, the turbine building, and the power supply building, which supplies energy for normal operation, emergency and safety control systems.

In his speech at the ceremony, Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev stated that the Kudankulam NPP construction project is a symbol of long-standing close cooperation between Russia and India. Likhachev continued: “However, we do not want to be content with what we have already achieved. As Rosatom, we have the most advanced technologies in the field of nuclear power. Together with our Indian colleagues, we are ready to start the serial construction of the latest Russian-made 3+ generation reactor power units at a new site in India, in line with existing agreements.”

Russian companies have started the production of equipment for the reactor facilities and turbine building, as well as the equipment that requires priority installation for the 5th unit.

Following the signing of the General Framework Agreement on the construction of the 3rd and 4th units of the power plant on April 10, 2014, negotiations on the construction of the 5th and 6th units started and as a result, these two units have the same design as the 3rd and 4th units. the decision had been made. On 01 June 2017, with the Credit Protocol of the Intergovernmental Agreement dated 05 December 2008, the General Framework Agreement regarding the 5th and 6th units was signed.