India gets first uranium consignment from Russia

The current fuel supply to units I and II of the US-built reactors would last for eight months in one unit and for 18 months at the other.

8216;8216;With Russian supply of 60 metric tonnes of uranium, the plants will have fuel for the next five years and run smoothly,8217;8217; said S Thakur, NPCIL8217;s executive director, corporate planning. NPCIL had recently renovated and modernised the 35-year-old TAPS I and II.

TAPS I and II, which were shut down last October, were reconnected to the Western Grid on February 16 after renovation, modernisation and safety upgradation. Both renovated units got the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board8217;s licence to operate for five years from February 16, 2006.