According to officials of the power project, there are over 100 Russian engineers working at the Kudankulam nuclear power project.

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) is working on the 2x1000 MW project with Russian technical assistance.

The first unit is expected to be commissioned early next year.

As per the deal between India and Russia, two more reactors of similar or even slightly higher capacity will come up at Kudankulam.