Russia, India Sign Contract for Design of 3rd Stage of Kudankulam NPP

According to Atomstroyexport group, Russia and India have signed contracts on design of the third stage of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant.

Russia and India have signed contracts on design of the third stage (units five and six) of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant and supplies of equipment for it, Atomstroyexport (ASE) group said on Tuesday.

“On July 31, 2017, Atomstroyexport and Nuclear Power Corporation of India signed contracts on first-stage design works, working design and supplies of main equipment for the third stage of the Kudankulam NPP,” the company said in a statement.

Kudankulam NPP is being built since 2013 in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The works are carried out by two organizations within Russia’s Rosatom state nuclear corporation. The bilateral agreement on the plant’s construction between Moscow and New Delhi was signed in November 1988.