<span style="color: #222222;">Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh has said, the Russian State-owned nuclear energy corporation, Rosatom has offered a more advanced fuel option to the Kudankulam Nuclear power plant. Dr. Singh stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha yesterday. <br />''<br />''The Minister 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 Kudankulam Nuclear power plant 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 />