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Much-delayed Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project is expected to be commissioned in Sep 2010
Posted by ganesh in Chennai, Communication, Departments, Information, government, modification, tamilnadu on April 17th, 2010
The much-delayed Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project is expected to be commissioned in September 2010 with one of its units attaining criticality and the second by March 2012, Atomic Energy Commission chairman Srikumar Banerjee said here on Saturday.
Speaking to reporters after being conferred an honorary doctorate by Sathyabama University, he said logistical problems in getting the required equipment from Russia, with whom India is jointly developing the project, had led to delays.
“We have received 49 shiploads of equipment from Russia and some more are expected soon. Thus there was a delay in the project. However, efforts are on to expedite the project so that the reactor will attain criticality by September 2010.”
Dr. Banerjee pointed out that many pieces of equipment are produced in various parts of the country and it takes some time for them to arrive here and then be put together.
To a question on recovery of radioactive Cobalt—60 recently from a scrap market in Delhi, he said the Department of Atomic Energy conducts thorough checks on all such radiation waste entering India.
“We do not know from where those substances come. These are very small in number and so it is highly difficult for us to find out from seeing the container,”
inaugurated the Zinconium complex at Pazhyakayal in Tuticorin
Posted by ganesh in Others, Tuticorin, businesses on November 27th, 2009
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman Dr Anil Kakodkar today inaugurated the Zinconium complex at Pazhyakayal in Tuticorin district for producing Zinconium Oxide and sponge used for manufacturing zinconium alloy components required for nuclear power reactors.
A unit of the Nuclear Fuel Complex, the complex was set up in a 1,240 acre area, acquired by the Department of Atomic Energy(DAE).
The project has the capacity to produce 500 TPY of Zinconium, Oxide. But as an intermediate, it would produce 250 TPY Reactor Grade Zinconium sponge.
The plants established at the Zinconium complex have state of the art material handling and automation systems to carry out various intricate processes like petroleum coke briquetting, magnesio-thermio Reduction and Pyro-vaccum distillation.
Provisions were also made under the project to construct a township for accommodating employees of the Zinconium complex and the staff of Central Industrial Security Force(CISF), in charge of the security.
Apart from meeting the domestic needs, Zinconium Oxide and Sponge produced from the complex has tremendous potential for export to advanced countries involved in nuclear power generation.
Newly appointed AEC Chairman and BARC Director Dr Srikumar Banerjee, who would be succeeding Dr Anil Kakodkar, and other officials were present on the occasion.
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