Lok Sabha Question No. 1780 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-27
Subject: Nuclear Plants
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Margani Bharat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1780

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2022

## Nuclear Plants

1780.  SHRI MARGANI BHARAT:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  nuclear  plants  in  the  country  including  the  age  of  each  nuclear plant;
- (b) the  details  of  multi-safety  mechanism  being  implemented  by  Nuclear  Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) and the details of periodic safety review being done for all nuclear reactors in the country as per AERB requirements;
- (c) the  status  of  new  nuclear  plants  in  the  country  including  the  one  in  Andhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The details are attached as Annexure.
- (b) A  multi-tier  safety  mechanism  comprising  safety  review  committees  within Nuclear  Power  Corporation  of  India  Limited (NPCIL)  and  safety review committees  in  the  regulatory  authority  (Atomic  Energy  Regulatory  BoardAERB) is in place to monitor the safety of nuclear power plants. In addition, a framework  of  periodic  safety  reviews,  audits  and  inspection  is  in  place,  for providing assurance of safety.

All  Nuclear  Power  Plants  (NPPs)  are  required  to  undergo  a  comprehensive Periodic  Safety  Review  (PSR)  as  per  AERB  requirements  every  10  years.

During PSR, the safety of the plant is assessed considering cumulative effects of ageing, plant modifications, operating experience as well as comparison with the current safety standards/ practices, and necessary upgrades are identified. Based  on  these  reviews  and  operating  experience  feedback,  necessary upgrades are carried out and the nuclear power plants are maintained at stateof-the-art in terms of safety.

(c) At present, there are eleven nuclear power reactors totalling 8700 MW capacity at various stages of construction. In addition, pre-project activities are undertaken  for  ten  reactors  totalling  7000  MW  capacity.  In  respect  of  the reactors  proposed  to  be  set  up  at  Kovvada  in  Srikakulam  district  of  Andhra Pradesh, pre-project activities at the site and discussions with M/s Westinghouse  (WEC)  of  USA  are  underwayto  arrive  at  a  viable  project proposal.

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## Annexure

| Reactor & Location             |   Capacity (MW) |   Age (Years) |
|--------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|
| TAPS-1, Tarapur, Maharashtra   |             160 |          52.7 |
| TAPS-2, Tarapur, Maharashtra   |             160 |          52.7 |
| TAPS-3, Tarapur, Maharashtra   |             540 |          15.9 |
| TAPS-4, Tarapur, Maharashtra   |             540 |          16.8 |
| RAPS-1, Rawatbhata, Rajasthan  |             100 |          48.6 |
| RAPS-2, Rawatbhata, Rajasthan  |             200 |          41.3 |
| RAPS-3, Rawatbhata, Rajasthan  |             220 |          22.1 |
| RAPS-4, Rawatbhata, Rajasthan  |             220 |          21.6 |
| RAPS-5, Rawatbhata, Rajasthan  |             220 |          12.4 |
| RAPS-6, Rawatbhata, Rajasthan  |             220 |          12.3 |
| NAPS-1, Narora, Uttar Pradesh  |             220 |          31.5 |
| NAPS-2, Narora, Uttar Pradesh  |             220 |          30   |
| MAPS-1, Kalpakkam, Tamilnadu   |             220 |          38.5 |
| MAPS-2, Kalpakkam, Tamilnadu   |             220 |          36.3 |
| KKNPP-1, Kudankulam, Tamilnadu |            1000 |           7.5 |
| KKNPP-2, Kudankulam, Tamilnadu |            1000 |           5.3 |
| KAPS-1, Kakrapar, Gujarat      |             220 |          29.2 |
| KAPS-2, Kakrapar, Gujarat      |             220 |          26.9 |
| KAIGA-1, Kaiga, Karnataka      |             220 |          21.7 |
| KAIGA-2, Kaiga, Karnataka      |             220 |          22.3 |
| Kaiga-3, Kaiga, Karnataka      |             220 |          15.2 |
| Kaiga-4, Kaiga, Karnataka      |             220 |          11.5 |