Kudankulam nuclear power plant is the single largest nuclear power station in india. Lazarus group may have hacked indian nuclear power plant. A small team of nuclear power corporation of india ltd npcil officials has been tasked with preparing clarifications on the issues raised by a former atomic sector regulator about the kudankulam nuclear power project knpp. Impact of nuclear power plant in kudankulam what is nuclear power.
The malware only breached the power plant s it systems, not the industrial control systems. Archived from the original on 6 september the plannt nuclear power generation capacity of all 22 nuclear power reactors in india is mw. A separate issue is the radioactive fission products, which are not. A section of construction workers at kudankulam nuclear power plant kknpp staged a protest on the kknpp premises and attacked central i. A nuclear power plant uses much less fuel than a fossilfuel plant. Kudankulam nuclear plant has advanced safety features npcil. Kudankulam plant gets nod from supreme court click to view asianet news point blank talks to udayakumar the man who galvanised the popular protest against the nuclear power plant in tamil click to view kudankulam protests. The tamil nadu government in the wake of the acute power shortages in the state has ordered in favour of the commissioning of the plant. It also ensures the availability of normal and reserve startup power.
Russian joint venture for establishing a nuclear power station with 2 units kknpp. Kudankulam is a town in the tirunelveli district in tamil nadu, india. Doubt persists in kudankulam nuclear plant the npcil is building a third reactor of the same type at kudankulam which saw a yearlong violent agitation by an anti nuclear lobby in 2011 2012. India has a largely indigenous nuclear power programme which is controlled by nuclear power corporation of india ltd. Legal and institutional issues of transportable nuclear power plants. The nuclear power corporation of india has said that commercial operations of the first 1,000 mw unit of the kudankulam nuclear power project have once again been shifted to october. He also said that issues like situation in kashmir and xinjiang in china are unlikely to figure in the deliberations at the summit. Earlier, the npcil, in its statement, also said that the plant systems were not affected. Even as india and russia stumbled on clinching an agreement on purchasing two more reactors for kudankulam, there were celebrations at the tamil nadubased plant as the mw nuclear. Kudankulam nuclear power plant kkpp turned into a site of massive public protest especially in the wake of 2011 fukushima disaster. The proposed power station is covered by the international atomic.
The unit 2 of the kudankulam nuclear plant, which is undergoing maintenance since august, should be operational in the next two weeks, npcil chief s k sharma has said. Both units at kudankulam nuclear power project have come to a standstill, resulting in a shortfall of 1,000mw for tamil nadu generation and. Beyond power generation, the project is also seen as a symbol of. Both kudankulam units shut, 1,000 mw shortfall for tamil. Thus many of the issues imposed by plant lifetime extensions and materials aging require ways of.
The synchronisation of unit 1 of the kudankulam nuclear power plant was done at 2. Environmental impact assessment report for a nuclear power plant. Kudankulam nuclear power plant in tamil nadu safe, claims. The unit3 of kudankulam nuclear power plant npp has taken a key step towards operationalisation with supply of main equipment for the plant ahead of pm narendra modis visit to russia in september first week. In the west anti nuclear movements branched out of. Construction on the plant began on 31 march 2002, but faced several delays due to opposition from local fishermen. Mdmk on thursday expressed shock over the hacking of a computer in the kudankulam nuclear power plant in tamil nadu. About kudankulam nuclear power plant knpp kknpp is the single largest nuclear power station in india. Because india is outside the nuclear nonproliferation treaty due to its weapons programme, it was, for 34 years, largely excluded from trade in nuclear plant and materials. Anti nuclear movement in india anti nuclear movements all over the world have pursued different strategies with different levels of impact on energy policies kitschelt, 1986. Media in category kudankulam nuclear power plant the following 8 files are in this category, out of 8 total.
China industrial map editorial committee, industrial map of. It is situated in koodankulam in the tirunelveli district of tamil nadu. The malware only breached the power plants it systems, not the industrial control systems. In russia preparations on the first floating nuclear power plant continued, with. The nuclear power corporation of india, a public sector undertaking admitted to a malware attack on one of the computers in kudankulam plant, a day after the plant authorities had asserted that cyber attacks on its systems are not possible. If nuclear reactors in india are safe then construct a nuclear power plant in delhi to provide electricity who consumes more. Safety and security of the people and the nation are of paramount importance when a nuclear plant is being set up and it is vital to have in place all safety standards. Case g sundarrajan nuclear power plant nuclear power. Security challenges and their management in border areas. Kudankulam nuclear power plant and civil nuclear liability e 2 introduction the russian president vladimir putin was expected to visit india in early november 2012.
In february 2005, a workshop was organized by aerb on information exchange on nuclear safety with participation from russia and india. Commercial power generation in the first 1,000 mwe reactor of the kudankulam nuclear power project kknpp. Kudankulam nuclear power plant in tamil nadu safe, claims npcil. Iaea nuclear energy series legal and institutional issues of. The ssc evaluates the sites in line with the criteria laid down in the aerb code. Nuclear atomic power plant advantages of nuclear power plant. Kudankulam nuclear power plant ias abhiyan ii ias upsc. Kudankulam nuclear power plant or koodankulam npp or kknpp is the largest nuclear power station in india, situated in koodankulam in the tirunelveli district of the southern indian state of tamil nadu.
It also addresses issues of future electricity demand, cost, utility management. Power from kudankulam nuclear plant reaches southern grid. Kudankulam is the highest capacity generating nuclear power plant in india. Kudankulam nuclear power plant and civil nuclear liability. That visit has now been postponed to late december 2012. The party asked the centre to shut down the nuclear power plant. Another environmental issue is discharge of hot water into the sea. Is nuclear energy a possible solution to global warming pdf. Gopalakrishnan former chairman of the atomic energy regulatory board aerb. India today reported that nuclear power corporation of india ltd told the supreme court that the kudankulam nuclear power plant has advanced safety.
Safety guidelines not in place, says aerb chairman click. Earlier, in march 2017, both countries had signed joint protocol on provisional acceptance of unit 2 of the plant, which marked the start of its commercial operation. The akademik lomonosov floating nuclear power plant. It is the highestcapacity nuclear plant in india, with a total of 2,000mw currently installed. World nuclear performance report 2019 world nuclear association. Koodankulam nuclear power plant is a nuclear power station currently under construction in koodankulam in the tirunelveli district of the southern indian state of tamil nadu. A nuclear reactor, formerly known as an atomic pile, is a device used to initiate and control a. The mw unit, which started its commercial operation in march this year, was shut down for repairs in august after problems occurred in its electrical generator, a senior npcil official said requesting anonymity. Countdown next stepup all india free mock click here topic. The nuclear power corporation of india, a public sector undertaking admitted to a malware attack on one of the computers in kudankulam plant, a day after the plant authorities had asserted. Thirteen reasons why we do not want the koodankulam. It is also the location of hundreds of windmills used for power generation, eight of which are on the grounds of the.
Nuclear power plant is the only source which can meet the increasing demand of electricity at a reasonable cost. The public dissent almost achieved the decommissioning of the phase i of the kkpp and caught public imagination nationwide in no time. Construction began in march 2002, but the launch was delayed due to. Space required is less when compared with other power plants. Impact of nuclear power plant in kudankulam term paper. It is 20 km northeast of kanyakumari, 30 km from nagercoil, 70 km from tirunelveli and about 105 km from thiruvananthapuram the town is notable as the construction site of the kudankulam nuclear power plant. Kudankulam atomic power project kudankulam nuclear power plant the first unit is almost ready for commissioning and therefore the standard name including plant instead of project is more appropriate. The kudankulam nuclear power plant in tamil nadu is a joint. Kudankulam nuclear power plant linkedin slideshare.
A small port became operational in kudankulam on 14 january 2004. This postponement has been largely attributed to some of the unresolved issues in indiarussia relations, which include. The kudankulam nuclear power project kknpp is an indo. For multiuser pdf licensing, please contact customer service. It is generating 75 mwe, knpp site director rs sundar said. This port was established to receive barges carrying oversized light water reactor equipment from ships anchored at a bring the total capacity of the power plant to 6,800 mw or 6. The kudankulam nuclear power plant is the largest nuclear power plant in india, situated in kudankulam in tamil nadu. India boasts a fleet of seven nuclear power plants, profiled here in order of size from largest production capacity to smallest. Kknpp is designed and engineered to the state of art of nuclear reactors in line with the current international safety requirements and. It is situated in kudankulam in the tirunelveli district of tamil nadu. Pdf report of the 14 may 2014 accident at the kudankulam. Safety of kudankulam nuclear power plant by study material. The term includes the following heat producing processes nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear.
Nuclear power corporation to clarify on kudankulam nplant. Kknpp is scheduled to have six vver reactors built in collaboration with. I do not have anything to say on the issues raised by a. Unit 2 of kudankulam nuclear plant to be operational soon unit 1 and 2 of the kudankulam nuclear plant, both mw each, are currently the largest nuclear power generating reactors in the country. Kudankulam nuclear power plant is located in the tamil nadu, southern india. Possible north korean malware hits indian nuclear power plant.
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