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Kudankulam plant starts fission

Chennai, July 13
The much awaited event for the Indian nuclear establishment, the first unit at Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) and India’s 21st reactor, began the nuclear fission process on Saturday night, officials of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) said.

"At 23.05, the first reactor attained criticality and all the parameters are normal," a jubilant RS Sundar, site director of KNPP, said over the phone.

According to him, sustained nuclear reaction has been achieved and all parameters are according to expectations.

"After a long time, the mood here is good," he added.

Top officials of the Indian nuclear establishment, including RK Sinha, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and secretary, department of atomic energy, and KC Purohit, chairman and managing director of NPCIL among others, were at Kudankulam to see the first of the two Russian-made units attain criticality in a smooth manner. — IANS

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