Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Kudankulam_Nuclear_Power_Plant
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:nuclear_reactor
gptkbp:annualGeneration ~15,000 GWh
gptkbp:capacity 2,000 MW
gptkbp:commissioned October 2013
gptkbp:constructionCost ₹17,270 crore (for first two units)
gptkbp:constructionStartYear March 2002
gptkbp:coolingSource gptkb:Bay_of_Bengal
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:criticalFor July 2013
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Rosatom
gptkbp:district gptkb:Tirunelveli
gptkbp:expansionStatus Under construction (Units 3-6)
gptkbp:fuelType Uranium dioxide
gptkbp:gridConnection October 2013
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant
gptkbp:latitude 8.1722
gptkbp:location gptkb:Kudankulam
gptkbp:longitude 77.7131
gptkbp:notableEvent Cyberattack in 2019
Protests against construction
gptkbp:numberOfReactors 2
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Nuclear_Power_Corporation_of_India_Limited
gptkbp:ownedBy gptkb:Nuclear_Power_Corporation_of_India_Limited
gptkbp:plannedReactors 4
gptkbp:purpose Electricity generation
gptkbp:reactorSupplier gptkb:Atomstroyexport
gptkbp:reactorType gptkb:VVER-1000
gptkbp:state gptkb:Tamil_Nadu
gptkbp:status Operational
gptkbp:website https://www.npcil.nic.in/content/302_1_KudankulamNuclearPowerProject.aspx
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Nuclear_Power_Corporation_of_India_Limited
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5