Lok Sabha Question No. 2170 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-04
Subject: Investment in Atomic Energy
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2170

TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.03.2020

## INVESTMENT IN ATOMIC ENERGY

2170.  DR. MANOJ RAJORIA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the increase in investment in the country in the field of atomic energy during the last five years;
- (b) the number of new atomic reactors proposed by the Government of India;
- (c) the number of uranium mines identified in the country during the last five years; and
- (d) the State-wise number of uranium mines in India?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Yes,  Sir.    There  is  a  steady  and  progressive  increase  in  investments  across  all constituent  units  of  Department  of  Atomic  Energy  (DAE).    The  investments  are channeled  to  augment  Atomic  resources,  establishment  of  Infrastructural  facilities, enhance  scope  of  ongoing  projects  and  identify  and  execute  new  programmes  in areas like Research  and Development, Energy, Health, Food  & Agriculture, education, etc.

The details  of  the  investments  over  a  period  of  five  years  in  the  various  units  are presented below :

| Sl.No.   | Units   | (₹ in crores)   | Details   | of Investments   | (₹ in crores)   | (₹ in crores)           |
|----------|---------|-----------------|-----------|------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
|          |         | 2015-16         | 2016-17   | 2017-18          | 2018-19         | 2019-20 (upto Jan.2020) |
| 1.       | NPCIL   | 5865.68         | 6560.48   | 7880.64          | 11813.00        | 8093.22                 |
| 2.       | AMD     | 315.491         | 354.5614  | 411.3837         | 413.5395        | 402.555                 |
| 3.       | HRI     | 34.2440         | 34.4297   | 40.5000          | 27.0900         | 31.9300                 |
| 4.       | IGCAR   | 983.76          | 1127.26   | 1145.87          | 1286.37         | 1271.32                 |
| 5.       | BRIT    | -               | 99.00     | -                | -               | -                       |
| 6.       | IREL    | 140.50          | 140.50    | 140.50           | 140.50          | 140.50                  |
| 7.       | NFC     | 120.00          | 120.38    | 144.14           | 166.51          | 215.74                  |
| 8.       | GCNEP   | 27.08           | 21.63     | 12.02            | 8.56            | 69.69                   |
| 9.       | IOP     | 9.788           | 12.5521   | 5.4492           | 9.2077          | 1.0867                  |
| 10.      | IPR     | 588.01          | 641.99    | 621.98           | 709.23          | 687.23                  |
| 11.      | SINP    | 35.00           | 30.00     | 16.57            | 11.00           | 0.00                    |

- (b) There  are  presently  nine  (9)  reactors  (including  PFBR  being  implemented  by BHAVINI)  under  construction  and  twelve  (12)  new  reactors  have  been  accorded administrative  approval  and  financial  sanction.    In  addition,  the  Government  has accorded 'In Principle' approval of five sites to locate 28 new reactors in future.
- (c) For  future  uranium  mining  operations  in  India,  in  principle  approval  has  been obtained from the Atomic Energy Commission for the following projects:
1. Rohil Uranium Project, Rajasthan
2. Kanchankayi Uranium Project, Karnataka
3. Jajawal Uranium Project, Chhattisgarh
4. Chitrial Uranium Project, Telengana
5. Banadungri Uranium Mining and Ore Processing Plant Project, Jharkhand
6. Garadih Underground Uranium mining Project, Jharkhand
7. Augmentation of production capacity of Narwapahar Mine, Jharkhand
8. Augmentation of production capacity of Turamdih Mine, Jharkhand
9. Augmentation of production capacity of Banduhurang Opencast Mine, Jharkhand
10. Expansion of Tummalapalle Uranium Project, Andhra Pradesh.

The pre-project activities for these projects, such as, obtaining statutory clearances, land acquisition, site development, and carrying out of R&D phase for formulation of the  detailed  project  reports  have  been  undertaken  and  are  in  different  stages  of execution.

- (d) The state-wise number of uranium mines in India is as follows:

|   S.No | State          |   Name of the mine | Name of the mine   |
|--------|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|      1 | Jharkhand      |                  1 | Jaduguda           |
|      1 | Jharkhand      |                  2 | Bhatin             |
|      1 | Jharkhand      |                  3 | Bagjata            |
|      1 | Jharkhand      |                  4 | Narwapahar         |
|      1 | Jharkhand      |                  5 | Turamdih           |
|      1 | Jharkhand      |                  6 | Mohuldih           |
|      1 | Jharkhand      |                  7 | Banduhurang        |
|      2 | Andhra Pradesh |                  1 | Tummalapalle       |

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