NPCIL begins geotechnical studies for two 700 MWe Kakrapar reactors
Nuclear Fuel Complex cut production time for a set of steam generator tubes to 81 days from 181 for the fleet-mode reactors.
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Key facts
- Investigations cover borehole drilling, geophysical surveys and laboratory testing of soil and rock strata
- Twelfth set of steam generator tubes supplied to NPCIL on September 28
- SMR-55 detailed project report released October 1, co-developed by NPCIL and BARC
- Kakrapar 3 reached criticality in July 2020; grid connection followed in January 2021
- Government target of at least 100 GWe nuclear capacity by 2047