Kudankulam fuel shipments completed

Rosatom announced that it completed fuel delivery to Kudankulam (Koodankulam) for the first of the two VVER-1000 nuclear power reactors that are under construction there. The first shipment was reported to take place on May 25, 2008.The initial fuel delivery will provide fuel for startup of the reactor and for subsequent refueling during its first year of operation. The fuel is enriched to less than 4.1%.