Lok Sabha Question No. 59 (STARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Nuclear Power Reactors
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: George Baker, PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *59

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS

- *59. SHRI GEORGE BAKER: SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  number  of  nuclear  power  reactors  operational  across  the country, State/UT-wise along with the details of their total installed capacity;
- (b) the details of the number of nuclear power reactors under construction across the country, State/UT-wise including West Bengal and Gujarat along with the details of their total installed capacity;
- (c) the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilised  for  these  under construction nuclear power reactors across the country, State/UT-wise along with the details of the targets set and achievements made thereunder so far;
- (d) whether the Government has recently accorded administrative approval and financial sanction to some  of the States including West  Bengal and Maharashtra to establish nuclear reactors in their States; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/UT-wise and  the reasons therefor  along  with the funds sanctioned for this purpose?

## ANSWER

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

(a)to(e) A statement is placed on the Table of the House.

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## Government of India Department of Atomic Energy

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.  *59  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  ON  06.02.2019  BY  SHRI  GEORGE  BAKER  AND SHRI  PARBHUBHAI  NAGARBHAI  VASAVA  REGARDING  NUCLEAR  POWER REACTORS.

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- (a) The details are given as Annexure-1.
- (b)&(c)The  details  of  nuclear  power  projects  under  construction  by  Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) are given as Annexure-2.

The  details  of  nuclear  power  project  under  construction  by  Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI) are as under:

| PFBR         |   Sanctioned ( Rs.in crore) |   Allocated ( Rs. in crore) |   Utilized (Rs.in crore) |
|--------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
| GoI - Equity |                     4314.52 |                     4314.52 |                  4314.52 |
| GoI Loan     |                     1000    |                     1000    |                  1000    |

Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR)  is in advance  stage of integrated commissioning and it is expected to approach first criticality by the year 2020.

- (d)&(e)The  Government  has  accorded  administrative  approval  and  financial sanction of 12 nuclear power plants totaling to a capacity of 9000 MW in June-2017. The details are given below:

| Project                                        | State & Location                               | Capacity (MW)                                  | Approved Cost (Rs. crore)                      |
|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Indigenous PHWRs to be set up in Fleet Mode    | Indigenous PHWRs to be set up in Fleet Mode    | Indigenous PHWRs to be set up in Fleet Mode    | Indigenous PHWRs to be set up in Fleet Mode    |
| Chutka-1&2                                     | Chutka, Madhya Pradesh                         | 2X700                                          | 1,05,000                                       |
| Kaiga-5&6                                      | Kaiga, Karnataka                               | 2X700                                          | 1,05,000                                       |
| Mahi Banswara- 1 & 2                           | Mahi Banswara, Rajasthan                       | 2X700                                          | 1,05,000                                       |
| GHAVP- 3 & 4                                   | Gorakhpur, Haryana                             | 2X700                                          | 1,05,000                                       |
| Mahi Banswara- 3&4                             | Mahi Banswara, Rajasthan                       | 2X700                                          | 1,05,000                                       |
| Reactors to be set up with foreign cooperation | Reactors to be set up with foreign cooperation | Reactors to be set up with foreign cooperation | Reactors to be set up with foreign cooperation |
| KKNPP- 5&6                                     | Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu                         | 2X1000                                         | 49,621                                         |

The  Government  has  accorded  'In-Principle'  approval  of  the  sites, namely Haripur in East Midnapur district of West Bengal and Jaitapur in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra among others, to locate Nuclear Power Projects. Presently, there is no proposal for administrative approval and financial sanction for these projects.

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

## Annexure-1

| State         | Location   | Unit     |   Capacity (MW) |
|---------------|------------|----------|-----------------|
| Maharashtra   |            | TAPS-1   |             160 |
| Maharashtra   |            | TAPS-2   |             160 |
| Maharashtra   | Tarapur    | TAPS-3   |             540 |
| Maharashtra   |            | 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     |            | KGS-1    |             220 |
| Karnataka     |            | KGS-2    |             220 |
| Karnataka     | Kaiga      | KGS-3    |             220 |
| Karnataka     |            | KGS-4    |             220 |

## Annexure-2

| State      | Location   | Project   | Capacity (MW)   | Physical Progress as on Dec-2018 (%)     |   Schedule Completion as per original Sanction | Expected Completion   | Sanctioned Completion Cost (Rs. crore)   |   Expenditure as on Dec- 2018 (Rs. crore) |
|------------|------------|-----------|-----------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Gujarat    | Kakrapar   | KAPP 3&4  | 2x700           | 87.3                                     |                                           2016 | 2019/2020             | 11459*                                   |                                     12848 |
| Rajasthan  | Rawatbhata | RAPP 7&8  | 2X700           | 73.8                                     |                                           2017 | 2020                  | 12320                                    |                                     10138 |
| Tamil Nadu | Kudankulam | KKNPP 3&4 | 2X1000          | 23.8                                     |                                           2020 | 2023                  | 39849                                    |                                     11815 |
| Haryana    | Gorakhpur  | GHAVP 1&2 | 2x700           | Excavation in progress at advance stage. |                                           2021 | 2025                  | 20594                                    |                                      1547 |

* Under revision