Kaiga Atomic Power Station

After completion of its construction in record time, the Unit 3 of the Kaiga Atomic Power Station achieved its first self-sustained thermonuclear reaction and is expected to supply power to the southern grid by March end. The first criticality was achieved at exactly 10.10 a.m. Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission, S.K. Jain, Chairman of Nuclear Power Corporation of India and other senior officials witnessed it. The construction of the 220 MW unit began in March 2002. "Five years is the international benchmark for completing nuclear power plants and along with the project completion cost for this unit, there is going to be a new benchmark