New Delhi (NVI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated nuclear scientists on achieving the criticality of Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant-3.
He also addressed the 700 MWe KAPP-3 reactor as a shining example of ‘Make in India.’
Taking to Twitter, PM Modi wrote, “Congratulations to our nuclear scientists for achieving criticality of Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant-3. This indigenously designed 700 MWe KAPP-3 reactor is a shining example of ‘Make in India’. And a trailblazer for many such future achievements.”
Congratulations to our nuclear scientists for achieving criticality of Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant-3! This indigenously designed 700 MWe KAPP-3 reactor is a shining example of Make in India. And a trailblazer for many such future achievements!
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) July 22, 2020
The Kakrapar Atomic Power Station is a nuclear power station in Gujarat which is developed and operated by Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL).
The Atomic Power Plant-3 is a 700 MW pressurised water reactor, the construction of which started on November 22, 2010.
Earlier, the Atomic Power station consisted of two 220 MW pressurised water reactor with heavy water as moderator (PHWR).
-RJV
