The Hindu : Russians to supervise Koodankulam construction

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Sunday, Sep 22, 2002

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Russians to supervise Koodankulam construction

By Our Staff Reporter

TUTICORIN Sept. 21 . An 18-member Russian technical team is expected to arrive next month to supervise ongoing construction work at the site of the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project. As the entire design of the plant and the equipment are to be supplied by Russia, the team would also provide technical assistance in the construction and ensure that the procedures are followed.

Speaking to the media at Tiruchendur yesterday, the project director, S.K. Agrawal, said the presence of the Russian team would help in onsite work and also ensure that the mega project did not suffer delay.

The next joint coordination meeting between India and Russia would be held in the country next month. The high-level meeting, in which the Nuclear Power Corporation Chairman, V.K. Chaturvedi, and the Russian Deputy Minister of Atomic Energy and other senior officials from both sides, were expected to participate, would review the progress of the project and discuss future plans.

Mr. Agrawal said work was progressing ``very well'' on all fronts. Construction of the raft of the reactor building of the second unit would be completed in three days, well ahead of the deadline. The construction of the raft of the reactor building of the first unit was already over and construction of a wall above the raft was in progress.

The NPC had awarded contracts for construction work to the tune of Rs. 1,000 crores. The first package was for the main plant work — construction of the two reactor buildings — and the second for construction of turbine buildings and safety-related and miscellaneous structures.

The third contract involved construction of breakwater and seawater intake structures.

A small jetty would be constructed to receive the over-dimensional and heavy Russian equipment from ship to the barge and tow it to the plant. Other equipment would be unloaded at the Tuticorin port and brought by road.

The tender for transportation of all equipment from Russian ports to the Koodankulam site had already been floated and was expected to be finalised by month-end.

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