Steam Generators Delivered At Kaiga-5 And -6 Construction Site In Western India

Heavy water reactors part of planned 10-unit series deployment

Steam Generators Delivered At Kaiga-5 And -6 Construction Site In Western India
The steam generators were manufactured by Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and delivered from a plant in Gujarat province, northwest India. Image courtesy NPCIL.

Two steam generators have been delivered to the site of the Kaiga-5 and -6 nuclear reactor units under construction in the Karnataka state, west India.

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) said each of the components weighs 225 tonnes and has a length of 24 metres. Each of the new Kaiga reactor units will have four steam generators.

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