Overview
- A Rosatom Nuclear Fuel Division cargo flight brought assemblies produced by the Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant.
- Seven air shipments are scheduled to complete the initial reactor core and reserve fuel for the VVER-1000 unit.
- The shipments are part of a 2024 agreement that provides lifetime nuclear fuel for Kudankulam’s Units 3 and 4.
- Unit 3 remains in pre-commissioning, with preparations reported in November for safety-system testing on an open reactor.
- The milestone coincides with President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India, as the second-phase units prepare to operate on 18-month TVS-2M fuel cycles.