Rosatom shipped reactor vessel for Unit 6 of the Kudankulam NPP (India)

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Rosatom, PUBLISHED 17.01.2025

The Atommash plant (Rosatom's Mechanical Engineering division) has shipped a VVER-1000 reactor vessel for delivery to the customer. The reactor vessel is intended for Unit 6 of the Russian-design Kudankulam NPP under construction in India.

The equipment weighing 320 tons is being transported to the construction site.

Before its maritime journey, the equipment was delivered to the plant's dock by specialized motorized transport. Once there, it was loaded onto a river vessel and transported to the seaport of Novorossiysk. Upon arrival at the port, the reactor was loaded into the ship hold to make its six-thousand-mile voyage to India.

"Despite our strong position in the nuclear world, we remain committed to continuous development. We are actively improving equipment design to guarantee the highest level of safety, and enhancing the economic efficiency of our products. At present, we are working on a new NPP reactor unit with increased capacity and advanced operational characteristics. This new unit will also feature improved technical and economic performance", noted Valery Kryzhanovsky, General Designer of OKB GIDROPRESS JSC.

Topics: Asia, India, NPP Koodankulam, Rosatom

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