Lok Sabha Question No. 742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-20
Subject: Nuclear Power Generation and Uranium Consumption
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR, M. I. SHANAVAS, INNOCENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.742

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2017

## NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION AND URANIUM CONSUMPTION

## 742. SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

SHRI M.I. SHANAVAS: SHRI INNOCENT:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the present nuclear power generation capacity in the country and the actual output thereof, reactor-wise along with the share of nuclear energy in total energy mix of the country;
- (b) the  target  set  for  nuclear  power  generation  during  the  current  year  along  with  the reason for failure, if any, in meeting the said target;
- (c) the details of Nuclear Power Plants (NPP) operating and under construction in the country;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to take help from other countries in this regard and if so, the details thereof including the names of the countries which have agreed to cooperate in this regard;
- (e) the quantity of Uranium consumed by the existing NPPs during each of the last three years  and  the  current  year,  NPP-wise  along  with  the  names  of  the  countries  from where the Uranium was imported during the said period, country-wise; and
- (f) the  quantity  of  uranium  mined  and  extracted  within  the  country  during  the  said period, State/UT-wise along with the measures taken by the Government to explore the new reserves of Uranium in the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (Dr. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) The details of the present capacity and generation from the nuclear power plants in the country for the year 2017-18 up to November, 2017 given in Annexure -1. The share of nuclear power in the total electricity generation in the country in the current year 2016-2017 was 3.05%.
- (b) The generation target for the current financial year 2017-18 is 39,000 Million Units (MU)  under  'Very  Good'  category  of  MoU,  2017-18.  The  generation  (April  to November 2017) was 23785 MU and the annual target is expected to be met.
- (c) The details are enclosed as Annexure-2.

- (d) The Government is sourcing fuel for  reactors  placed  under  IAEA  Safeguards from countries  like  Russian  Federation,  Kazakhstan  and  Canada.  In  respect of  reactors under  construction,  Kudankulam  Units  3&4  (KKNPP  3&4)  are  being  set  up  in technical  cooperation  with  the  Russian  Federation.  Discussions  have  also  been initiated  with  the  USA  and  France  for  setting  up  large  capacity  nuclear  power reactors in the country.
- (e) The approximate requirements of atomic fuel/uranium for Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) are as follows:

|   Unit Capacity (MW) |   Annual requirement at 85% Capacity Factor (tons UO 2 ) |
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|                  220 |                                                       45 |
|                  540 |                                                      100 |
|                  700 |                                                      125 |

The  approximate  requirements  of  atomic  fuel/uranium  for  Light  Water  Reactors (LWRs) currently in operation are as given below:

|   Unit Capacity(MW) | Annual Fuel Requirement (tons, low enriched uranium)   |
|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|                 160 | 6 (at 85% CF)                                          |
|                1000 | 25 (at 90% CF)                                         |

As regards the quantity of Uranium imported, the details are tabulated below:

|                       | M/s JSC NAC Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan (Uranium Ore Concentrate)   | M/s Cameco Canada (Uranium Ore Concentrate)   | M/s PJSC TVEL Corporation, Russia (Natural Uranium Oxide Pellets)   |
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Year                  | Quantity (MT)                                                   | Quantity (MT)                                 | Quantity (MT)                                                       |
| 2014                  | 743.419                                                         | Nil                                           | 296.548                                                             |
| 2015                  | Nil                                                             | 250.743                                       | 303.787                                                             |
| 2015                  | Nil                                                             | 250.743                                       | 42.150 *                                                            |
| 2016                  | 999.807                                                         | 1233.681                                      | 187.334                                                             |
| 2017 (up to 13-12-17) | 923.856                                                         | 989.452                                       | Nil                                                                 |

- (f) It  is  not  in  the public interest to disclose the quantity of production of uranium from the  mines  operated  by  Uranium  Corporation  of  India  Limited,  a  public  sector undertaking  of  the  Department  of  Atomic  Energy.    Atomic  Minerals  Directorate  for Exploration and Research (AMD), a constituent unit of Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), which has a mandate to identify and evaluate mineral resources of uranium and thorium has so far established 2,73,956 tonne in situ U3O8 (2,32,315 tonne U) as on November, 2017.

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## Annexure -1

| Location & State/UT   | Unit     |   Capacity (MW) | Generation (April to November 2017), Million Units (MUs)*   |
|-----------------------|----------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Tarapur Maharashtra   | TAPS-1   |             160 | 174                                                         |
| Tarapur Maharashtra   | TAPS-2   |             160 | 900                                                         |
| Tarapur Maharashtra   | TAPS-3   |             540 | 2099                                                        |
| Tarapur Maharashtra   | TAPS-4   |             540 | 556                                                         |
| Rawatbhata, Rajasthan | RAPS-1 @ |             100 | -                                                           |
| Rawatbhata, Rajasthan | RAPS-2   |             200 | 978                                                         |
| Rawatbhata, Rajasthan | RAPS-3   |             220 | 1247                                                        |
| Rawatbhata, Rajasthan | RAPS-4   |             220 | 1286                                                        |
| Rawatbhata, Rajasthan | RAPS-5   |             220 | 1342                                                        |
| Rawatbhata, Rajasthan | RAPS-6   |             220 | 1169                                                        |
| Kalpakkam, Tamilnadu  | MAPS-1   |             220 | 955                                                         |
| Kalpakkam, Tamilnadu  | MAPS-2   |             220 | 1129                                                        |
| Kudankulam, Tamilnadu | KKNPP-1  |            1000 | 2074                                                        |
| Kudankulam, Tamilnadu | KKNPP-2  |            1000 | 2384                                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh         | NAPS-1   |             220 | 1189                                                        |
| Uttar Pradesh         | NAPS-2   |             220 | 1160                                                        |
| Kakrapar, Gujarat     | KAPS-1 $ |             220 | -                                                           |
| Kakrapar, Gujarat     | KAPS-2 $ |             220 | -                                                           |
| Karnataka             | KGS-1    |             220 | 1284                                                        |
| Karnataka             | KGS-2    |             220 | 1243                                                        |
| Karnataka             | KGS-3    |             220 | 1267                                                        |
| Karnataka             | KGS-4    |             220 | 1348                                                        |

## a)  Operational Nuclear Power Reactors in the Country

## Annexure-2

| State         | Location   | Unit     |   Capacity (MW) |
|---------------|------------|----------|-----------------|
| Maharashtra   | Tarapur    | TAPS-1   |             160 |
| Maharashtra   | Tarapur    | TAPS-2   |             160 |
| Maharashtra   | Tarapur    | TAPS-3   |             540 |
| Maharashtra   | Tarapur    | TAPS-4   |             540 |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-1 @ |             100 |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-2   |             200 |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-3   |             220 |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-4   |             220 |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-5   |             220 |
| Tamilnadu     | Kalpakkam  | MAPS-1   |             220 |
| Tamilnadu     | Kalpakkam  | MAPS-2   |             220 |
| Tamilnadu     | Kudankulam | KKNPP-1  |            1000 |
| Tamilnadu     | Kudankulam | KKNPP-2  |            1000 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Narora     | NAPS-1   |             220 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Narora     | NAPS-2   |             220 |
| Gujarat       | Kakrapar   | KAPS-1 $ |             220 |
| Gujarat       | Kakrapar   | KAPS-2 $ |             220 |
| Karnataka     | Kaiga      | KGS-1    |             220 |
| Karnataka     | Kaiga      | KGS-2    |             220 |
| Karnataka     | Kaiga      | KGS-3    |             220 |
| Karnataka     | Kaiga      | KGS-4    |             220 |

## b)  Nuclear Power Reactors Under Construction in the Country **

| State     | Location   | Unit        | Capacity (MW)   |
|-----------|------------|-------------|-----------------|
| Gujarat   | Kakrapar   | KAPP-3&4    | 2 X 700         |
| Rajasthan | Rawatbhata | RAPP-7&8    | 2 X 700         |
| Haryana   | Gorakhpur  | GHAVP - 1&2 | 2 X 700         |
| Tamilnadu | Kudankulam | KKNPP- 3&4  | 2 X 1000        |
| Tamilnadu | Kalpakkam  | PFBR*       | 500             |