Lok Sabha Question No. 143 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-07
Subject: Nuclear Plants in the Country
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane, Bhavana Gawali (Patil)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 143 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2022

## Nuclear Plants in the Country

## 143. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether nuclear energy is the cheaper source of energy as compared to other conventional sources of energy;
- (b) if  so,  the  number  of  nuclear  power  plants  producing  nuclear  energy  in  the country and the amount of energy comparatively produced individually by each of them particularly in Maharashtra;
- (c) whether any incident has taken place during the last three years that posed a threat to human life and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether proper equipments to ensure safety have been installed in each power plant;
- (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government proposes to set up more nuclear power plants 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) The tariffs of electricity generated by nuclear power are comparable to those of contemporary conventional base load generators like thermal power.
- (b) The present installed nuclear power capacity comprises of 22 reactors with a total capacity of 6780 MW. In addition, one reactor, KAPP-3 (700 MW) has also been connected to the grid. The details of electricity generated in 2021-22 by these reactors are given in Annexure .

- (c) There has been no such incident due to operation of Nuclear Power Plants in the last three years.
- (d) &  (e) Yes, Sir. Highest priority is accorded to safety in all aspects of nuclear power viz. siting, design, construction, commissioning, and operation. Nuclear power plants are designed adopting safety principles of redundancy, diversity and provide fail-safe design features following a defence-in-depth approach.

The equipment installed in the nuclear power plants meet highest safety and quality  standards.  They  undergo  extensive  testing  during  the  commissioning phase  before  start  of  operation  of  the  plant.  Further  their  health  is  ensured through a well-established surveillance, monitoring and preventive maintenance programme.

- (f) Yes, Sir. In addition to the eleven (11) reactors (8700 MW) under construction, the Government has accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for construction of ten (10) indigenous 700 MW Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) to  be  set  up  in  fleet  mode.  The  government  has  also  accorded  in principle approval for five new sites for setting up nuclear power plants in the future.

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## Annexure

| State         | Location   | Unit     |   Capacity (MW) | Electricity Generation, MUs (2021-22)   |
|---------------|------------|----------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Maharashtra   | Tarapur    | TAPS-1 & |             160 | -                                       |
| Maharashtra   | Tarapur    | TAPS-2 & |             160 | -                                       |
| Maharashtra   | Tarapur    | TAPS-3   |             540 | 3829                                    |
| Maharashtra   | Tarapur    | TAPS-4   |             540 | 4774                                    |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-1 @ |             100 | -                                       |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-2   |             200 | 1453                                    |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-3   |             220 | 1563                                    |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-4   |             220 | 1723                                    |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-5   |             220 | 1869                                    |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-6   |             220 | 1702                                    |
| Tamilnadu     | Kalpakkam  | MAPS-1 & |             220 | -                                       |
| Tamilnadu     | Kalpakkam  | MAPS-2   |             220 | 1089                                    |
| Tamilnadu     | Kudankulam | KKNPP-1  |            1000 | 7009                                    |
| Tamilnadu     | Kudankulam | KKNPP-2  |            1000 | 7527                                    |
| Uttar Pradesh | Narora     | NAPS-1   |             220 | 1828                                    |
| Uttar Pradesh | Narora     | NAPS-2   |             220 | 1753                                    |
| Gujarat       | Kakrapar   | KAPS-1   |             220 | 1852                                    |
| Gujarat       | Kakrapar   | KAPS-2   |             220 | 1652                                    |
| Karnataka     | Kaiga      | KGS-1    |             220 | 1607                                    |
| Karnataka     | Kaiga      | KGS-2    |             220 | 1805                                    |
| Karnataka     | Kaiga      | KGS-3    |             220 | 2059                                    |
| Karnataka     | Kaiga      | KGS-4    |             220 | 2021                                    |

@  RAPS-1 is under extended shutdown for techno-economic assessment &  TAPS-1&2 & MAPS-1 are presently under project mode.