Shipments. Rosatom’s Fuel Division has made the first shipment of nuclear fuel for the initial loading of the VVER-1000 reactor at Unit 3 of India’s Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant. Seven shipments from Russia to India are planned to supply the entire reactor core and establish a fuel reserve. During the operation of the first two units at Kudankulam, Russian and Indian engineers managed to increase their efficiency by introducing advanced nuclear fuel and extending refueling intervals. Kudankulam Units 3 and 4 will be the first-ever VVER-1000 units to operate with 18-month refueling intervals from the start. The Kudankulam NPP will have six power units with VVER-1000 reactors and a total installed capacity of 6,000 MW. Units 1 and 2 were commissioned in 2013 and 2017, respectively, while Units 3 and 4 are currently under construction. Rosatom is the general designer and technology vendor for the project.