NPCIL and ASE Group of companies, a subsidiary of ROSATOM, signed a joint statement over the final take over of the unit 1 of the power plant recently. KNPP-1 started commercial production of Nuclear power in December 2014. As per officials concerned during warranty period Unit 1 exhibited reliably safe operations.  

Just a few days after second unit of prestigious Kudankulam nuclear power project began commercial production, the first unit of KNPP was handed over to the management of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL). So far Russian State Energy Atomic Corporation (ROSATOM) was handling the commercial operation of unit 1. With warranty period of the unit coming to an end, Russian authorities transferred the unit to Indian nodal agency to control the operations..
News Date: 
Monday, April 10, 2017
NPCIL and ASE Group of companies, a subsidiary of ROSATOM, signed a joint statement over the final take over of the unit 1 of the power plant recently. KNPP-1 started commercial production of Nuclear power in December 2014. As per officials concerned during warranty period Unit 1 exhibited reliably safe operations.