<span style="color: #222222;">Minister of State for Atomic Energy Dr. Jitendra Singh said that Russian State-owned nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom has offered a more advanced TVS-2M type fuel to the Kudankulam Nuclear power plant. Dr. Singh informed this in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.<br />''<br />''He said, the first lot of TVS-2M fuel assemblies were loaded in Unit one and they are performing satisfactorily. He added the use of TVS-2M fuel assemblies in KKNPP reactors will allow 18-month operating cycles as against a 12-month operating cycle with UTVS Fuel Assemblies presently in use in Unit-two.</span><br />