Nuke programme gets boost with Kaiga power project

Atomic Energy Commission chairman P Chidambaram said the operation went on 8220;perfectly as planned8221;. The project director Vinod Kumar Sharma was also present.

The unit, expected to be synchronised with the grid in about four weeks, might start commercial power generation from November, the project scientists said.

According to the scientists, safety has been given priority and the motto was Safety first, generation next8217;.

The Kaiga Project cost is estimated at Rs 2,896 crore. Work on the first unit is delayed due to the collapse of a portion of the inner containment dome.