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Article: India: India s NPCIL to begin construction of two nuclear reactors in Gujarat by year-end.
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- November 7, 2009
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Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) will begin construction of two nuclear reactors of 700 MW capacities at Kakrapar in Gujarat, India by the end of the year.
For the first time, NPCIL will build the two pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs) of 700 MW that will use natural uranium as fuel and heavy water as both the coolant and moderator. So far, the company has only built PHWRs of 220 MW or 540 MW capacity.
The laying of foundation for the construction of the 700 MW reactors would take place by the middle of 2010. "The excavation of the foundation for both the 700 MW units will take place simultaneously by ...