Understanding Kudankulam: Technology and Potential

Let us first understand "Power Production Potential" of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant.
Power Production Potential at Kalpakkam 
Fast Breeder Reactor (operational: 1983, 1992 unit 1, 1994 unit 2 become self sufficient)

Madras Atomic Power Station, located at Kalpakkam has two units, each capable of 220MW. That provides peak power of about 400MW. The reactors became operational in the year 1983.

Madras Atomic Power Station is presently working on testing a 500MW FBR Prototype test project which can be deployed between 2014-2016. This too is to address the major deficit in power production. This capacity will be close to 1GW if the test proves successful as a paired unit.

Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant

Unit 1 - Feb 10, 2012 (src: FirstPost)

In 1988, a project to build a second-generation Nuclear reactor with technology which was way beyond what Kalpakkam had by combining Russian Nuclear research and research from BHARC began. This is what has transpired into the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant.

During initial phases in 1988-89, the capacity of the entire Nuclear Power Plant after full installation in multiple stages at peak load was estimated at 9150 MW or 9.15 GW (That is 20 times the load that Kalpakkam's plant handles in comparison.) An agreement was also made to provide top notch VVER Nuclear Reactor design technology to India and operational expertise. This type of reactor had been first made operational in 1975. The servicability of the reactor was demonstrated when the first VVER operational reactor was shutdown for service and increase in life.

Power Cuts in Tamil Nadu worsen...

This again is based only on data from Arulananda Nagar area. A form is available here to report the data here [Click here to take survey ] - if you have any issues using the form, please email me at betasam[at]sourcery[dot]in.

Power Cuts 23, Feb 2012, (regions in dark show cut timing for easier visual and planning)

The Minister for Power in the state of Tamil Nadu, has announced that the public has to 'put up' with 18 months of 8-10hrs load shedding per day. I wonder what he is being employed for, under-achievers should never get elected - yet the incompetent are the ones who rule us.

Power Cuts in Thanjavur get Predictable

Even if we have power-cuts, now they are more predictable.

So here's the prediction for those whom it starts at 09:00am - this includes Arulananda Nagar, Srinivasapuram and a few other areas.

That's 8:15 hrs of power cut through the whole day.

The morning 9:00am - 12:00am is easy to work around.
The afternoon 3:00pm - 6:00pm too is workable.

The 6:45pm - 07:30pm gives only a small 45 minute power window in-between - This brief power window is misleading and in just another few minutes, we will have the next power-cut right in 45 minutes.

Afterward, we have a scheduled power cut at 9:00pm - 9:45pm

The whole ordeal ends with a final cut from 11:15pm - 12:00am

This infographic which resembles a clock is to make the data easy to read. Please do comment to give us better inputs.

Thanks to the infographics team for coming up with a nice way to express time intervals on Spreadsheet Chart Tools.