Overview
- Rosatom said relevant organizations are developing technical specifications for an Indian nuclear power plant built around VVER‑1200 reactor units.
- Pre‑commissioning is underway at Kudankulam Unit 3 with preparations for open‑reactor safety‑system testing, a key milestone before startup.
- Construction and equipment installation continue at Unit 4, and Rosatom described Units 5 and 6 as actively under construction.
- Rosatom director general Alexey Likhachev met India’s atomic energy chief Ajit Kumar Mohanty in Mumbai to review cooperation that includes equipment localization and fuel‑cycle work.
- TVEL’s TVC‑2M fuel enables an 18‑month operating cycle at Kudankulam, and discussions also cover potential small modular reactors of Russian design for India.