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“KKNPP IInd Unit all set to attain criticality”

Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu Jun 29 (UNI) The second Unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) capable of generating 1,000 Mega Watts of power is all set to attain criticality within a week.
Highly placed sources said here today that the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) had given its mandatory permission to Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to start fission process.
Officials from the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change were likely to visit KKNPP complex tomorrow to have an on the spot study and would submit its report to the Supreme Court following which the fission process will commence.
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