Kudankulam 

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Context: Russia started construction of a fifth nuclear power unit at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu.

Key points 

• Rosatom (a Russian company) is providing technology to construct the Kudankulam plant. 

• This plant has six units each having 1,000 MWe generation capacity. 

• It is going to be India’s first light water reactor. 

• Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) is the largest nuclear power plant of India. It is located in Kudankulam town in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. Construction of the plant started on March 31, 2002. However, it faced several delays because of opposition from local communities.