Times of India cited Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc) director Sekhar Basu as saying that the unit-2 of the nuclear power plant would be operational at the most in a year’s time.
Two additional reactors have also been planned at Kudankulam.
Basu said while speaking with newsmen at the 41st annual day celebrations of the Nuclear Fuel Complex that the fuel spent at Kudankulam will have to be stored as the plant comes under safeguards.
"We have the technology for reprocessing of spent fuel but since the plant is under safeguards, permissions are required," Basu added.
The 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR), which was developed by a government of India enterprise BHAVINI, at Kalpakkam is expected to reach the ‘critical’ stage by the end year and will be ready to be commissioned, Basu said.
