Lok Sabha Question No. 5377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-28
Subject: Construction of PHWR
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: C. MAHENDRAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5377 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2018

## CONSTRUCTION OF PHWR

## 5377.  SHRI C. MAHENDRAN:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is planning to construct ten indigenous pressurised heavy water nuclear reactors;
- (b) if so, the details thereof including total capacity of the said reactors;
- (c) the separate details of operational and under construction nuclear power plants in the country;
- (d) the details of places selected for the proposed plants; and
- (e) whether  the  design  and  development  of  this  project  is  a  testament  to  the  rapid advances made by the country's nuclear scientific community and industry and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) Four  indigenous  Pressurised  Heavy  Water  Reactors  (PHWRs)  each  of  700  MW capacity are under construction at Kakrapara in Gujarat and Rawatbhata  in Rajasthan.  In addition to this, the Government has accorded administrative approval and financial sanction in June 2017 for setting up ten indigenous 700 MW Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) in Fleet Mode with a total capacity of 7000 MW (10 x  700MW)  and  also  accorded  sanction  for  construction  of  Kudankulam  Units  5&6 (2x1000  MW)  in  cooperation  with  Russian  Federation  at the existing site of Kudankulam.
- (c) The details are given as Annexure.
- (d) The details of locations of the ten PHWRs are as follows:
- (e) Yes, Sir.  India has achieved comprehensive capabilities in all aspects of commercial nuclear power reactor technologies of indigenous PHWRs including associated fuel cycles.

| Project              | Location & State         | Capacity (MW)   |
|----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
| Chutka-1&2           | Chutka, Madhya Pradesh   | 2 X 700         |
| Kaiga-5&6            | Kaiga, Karnataka         | 2 X 700         |
| Mahi Banswara- 1 & 2 | Mahi Banswara, Rajasthan | 2 X 700         |
| GHAVP- 3 & 4         | Gorakhpur, Haryana       | 2 X 700         |
| Mahi Banswara- 3&4   | Mahi Banswara, Rajasthan | 2 X 700         |

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## Nuclear Power Reactors in Operation

| 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             |
| Tamil Nadu    |            | RAPS-6   | 220             |
| Tamil Nadu    | Kalpakkam  | MAPS-1   | 220             |
| Tamil Nadu    |            | MAPS-2   | 220             |
| Tamil Nadu    | Kudankulam | KKNPP-1  | 1000            |
|               |            | KKNPP-2  | 1000 220        |
| Uttar Pradesh | Narora     | NAPS-1   | 220             |
|               |            | NAPS-2 $ |                 |
| Gujarat       | Kakrapar   | KAPS-1 $ | 220             |
|               |            | KAPS-2   | 220 220         |
|               | Kaiga      | KGS-1    |                 |
| Karnataka     |            | KGS-2    | 220             |
|               |            | KGS-3    | 220             |
|               |            | KGS-4    | 220             |

@  RAPS-1 is under extended shutdown for techno-economic assessment

## Nuclear Power Projects under Construction

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