Aleksey Ivanov, the head of Department for Safety of Nuclear Fuel Cycle of Kurchatov Institute

–It is good that India has given worth to the advantages of Russian WWER reactors

The construction of Kudankulam NPP is well underway: the necessary fuel has already been supplied.

I think that our cooperation with the Indians has very good prospects. It is very good that India has given worth to Russian WWER reactors. The construction of Kudankulam NPP is being carried out in full compliance with the Russian-Indian inter-governmental agreement for cooperation on the project. The construction work is being done by the Indians under supervision of 100 Russian experts. The Indians give high priority to the quality of the work as there are not insignificant things in the field of nuclear safety. If the construction takes more time than planned the contract will be prolonged. But this will have no negative impact on our cooperation.