Will NPCIL also build the third, fourth, fifth and sixth reactors at Kudankulam?
Definitely. The latest IGA signed between the two countries, in December 2008, outlines the extension of nuclear cooperation at Kudankulam but is not limited to it. As per the IGA, one more site will be made available to Russia for future cooperation. The prime responsibility of constructing the reactors will lie with NPCIL. We have convinced our Russian friends that a stage has been reached where we must maximise localisation. Indigenisation? Yes. So, unlike Kudankulam 1 and 2, where all the designs and material supplies were made by the Russians, the indigenisation content in Units 3 to 6 will gradually increase and touch a level of 80 per cent in the total project implementation. We are ready to launch the expansion programme at Kudankulam. We have completed the grading and levelling of the site for Units 3 and 4. We have got all the statutory clearances to take up the construction work. We have also received the techno-commercial offer from the Russians. We hope to conclude an agre
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