Koodankulam contract soon

By Vladimir Radyuhin

MOSCOW, JUNE 27. India and Russia will sign a contract for the construction of two nuclear reactors at the Koodankulam power station in September or October.

The decision was reached at a meeting here on Monday between the Chairman of the Indian Atomic Energy Commission, Mr. Anil Kakodkar, and the Russia's Atomic Energy Minister, Mr. Alexander Rumyantsev, the RIA Novosti said.

The project report for the Koodankulam power station ``is being finalised''.

Russia will supply six more reactors to operating nuclear power plants in India and other equipment for scientific nuclear centres. Agreement was also reached for the supply of uranium fuel for the Rajasthan atomic power station.

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