Chennai, Nov. 10 -- Pre-commissioning activities are underway at the third unit of 1,000 MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) in the coastal Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu, Russian integrated atomic power major Rosatom said today.

The company also expressed its interest in participating in India's plans to set up small nuclear power plants and the fuel cycle.

"At Unit 3, pre-commissioning activities are underway, with preparations for one of the key upcoming milestones--testing of safety systems on an open reactor", it said.

Meanwhile, construction and installation work and equipment deliveries continue at Unit-4, and the third phase--Units 5 and 6--is actively under construction," Rosatom said about the progress in the construct...