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Abstract

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) India is located at Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu, India. Location coordinates are: Latitude= 8.1691, Longitude= 77.71327. This infrastructure is of TYPE Nuclear Power Plant with a design capacity of 2000 MWe. It has 2 unit(s). The first unit was commissioned in 2014 and the last in 2015. It is operated by Nuclear Power Corporation Of India Ltd.

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Status of Plant
Plant Efficiency and Impact
Plant Overall Rating State-of-the-artWorth DuplicatingEnvironmentally Responsible
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GEO Assigned Identification Number
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Location

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Description

Design Capacity (MWe)
Firm Capacity (MWe)
Type of Reactors Short Description
Location
Electric Power Grid Connected To Name/Operator PPA(years)
Name of SubStation Connected To
Source of Water
Water Withdrawal Rate at Full Power (cum/hour)
Type of Fuel
Source of Fuel
Refueling Cycle (Months) Fuel Amount Replaced (tonnes)
Amount of Spent Fuel in Cooling Tanks
Disposition of Spent Fuel
Safeguards
Capital Cost of Plant and/or In US Dollars In Year (YYYY)

Unit Information

Unit # IAEA-ID Capacity (MWe) Date Commissioned (yyyy-mm-dd) Construction Start Date (yyyy-mm-dd) Decommission Date (yyyy-mm-dd) Reactor Manufacturer Reactor Type/Model Turbine Manufacturer Turbine Type/Model Generator Manufacturer Generator Type/Model Unit Efficiency (%)
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Environmental Issues

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Past and Future Major Upgrades

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Owner and Operator Information

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Type of Ownership
Construction/EPC Contractor
Operating Company
Regulatory Authority
Project Financed By

Annual Performance

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Notes

* Indian fiscal and data reporting year is from 1 April - 31 March. Date Convention used by GEO: Year 2006 represents 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007.
* cum = cubic meters; MWe = Megawatts electric; MM=million; GWh=GigaWatt hours, Tonne = 2205 pounds