A chain reaction

The Koodankulam nuclear plant was weeks away from going critical. A successful “hot run” had just been carried out, only some minor improvements were now being addressed. The fuel loading was to start soon and, within days of that, the chain reaction was to be initiated. The big objective was to link the first of the two 1,000 MW reactors to the grid by the end of this year and the second one within the next six months. There was considerable excitement also because this would have been India’s first 1,000 MW nuclear reactor to go operational.

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