No defects in Kudankulam N-reactor: Narayanasamy

NEW DELHI, Aug 8:India�s nuclear regulator has found no defects in the reactor pressure vessel of the Kudankulam atomic power plant, the Lok Sabha was informed today.�... The inspection of the reactor pressure vessel has been completed in Unit-1. The report of inspection has been submitted to the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB). No defects have been noticed during final inspections,� Minister of State in the PMO V Narayanasamy said in reply to a written question in the Lok Sabha.He said after completing the inspection, application for fuel loading has been submitted to the regulatory authorities.�This will be followed by fuel loading, approach to criticality and power generation after obtaining stage-wise clearance from the AERB,� Narayanasamy said.The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is building two 1,000 MW power plants at a cost of nearly Rs 16,000 crore with Russian collaboration. (PTI)