Kudankulam to begin work next month, Putin says PM

Noted that India would not drag its feet on the plant Kudankulam nuclear power for a longer period, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Russian President Vladimir Putin that the first reactor will be ready before next month.Significantly, New Delhi also confirmed the intention to conclude the negotiations on two more reactors. "I am pleased to inform Mr. President that the Kudankulam 1 unit will be ready to work, especially from next month," Singh said Putin at the beginning of a meeting on the sidelines of BRICS on Tuesday night.Singh 's guarantee comes in the wake of the delay in the implementation first reactor MW 1000 in Kudankulam, which faced stiff opposition from activists, anti-nuclear. To address this, and Atomic Energy Regulatory Board ordered stringent safety review in which some parts had to be replaced as precautionary measure.Russia agreed upon, and these parts was the word changed.The PM means that all testing is now complete and the first reactor could go critical. According to the plan, should be ready a second reactor within year.More importantly, the sources said, Singh said India transfer of Putin will go ahead and buy Kudankulam reactors 3 and 4. Although for the record, Singh said "internal approvals" had to be secure for units 3 and 4.Moscow had said earlier that New Delhi two additional reactors will cost more in the light of India's new civil nuclear liability law. This is the clearest indication that India decided to go ahead despite fears of increased cost.