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| Kalpakkam to sizzle with 2 more Fast Breeder Reactors |
| 2010-01-27 |
| Work on two more Fast Breeder Reactors, each of 500 Mwe, would begin here soon, according to Dr Baldev Raj, director, Indira Gandhi Centre For Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam. “These reactors are in addition to the FBR of 500 MWe that is fast coming up at Kalpakkam. While the first reactor would be commissioned in 2011, we hope to commission the other two reactors by 2020,' said Dr Baldev Raj. He was speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the valedictory function for a batch of students from Kancheepuram district who successfully completed the vocational training course in non-destructive testing held by IGCAR. Once the three FBRs become fully operational, Kalpakkam will pump 1,500 MWe power into the national grid. This is in addition to the 440 MWe generated by the two reactors at the Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS). Dr Raj, who was recently elected to the elite International Nuclear Energy Academy, said that the civil works of the FBR were almost over. “The sensitive inner vessel housing the critical components of the reactor will be lowered into the vault by March 2010,' he said. |
| Posted by:john frum |