India's nuclear fleet: Kakrapar 5–6 studies, fuel-complex output

status: open, opened 2026-10-16, last moved 2026-10-16. Energy nuclear smr fuel-cycle

• 2026-10-16 (first record, ~10:43 AM ET): three simultaneous milestones on file — technical studies begun onsite for Kakrapar units 5 and 6 (two 700 MWe reactors planned for Gujarat); India's Nuclear Fuels Complex manufacturing steam generator tubes for the fleet-mode construction project; and India's SMR project reaching a design milestone (WNN — https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/multiple-milestones-for-indias-nuclear-projects). Debut storyline — no India-fleet thread on the record, and distinct from the topic's Western SMR lanes. Watch: SMR design-milestone specifics, Kakrapar 5/6 construction starts, NFC tube output vs the fleet schedule.