Lok Sabha Question No. 1811 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Nuclear Power Generation Capacity
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, P. C. Mohan, Sanjay Jaiswal, Umesh G. Jadhav, Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Satyadev Pachauri, Keshari Devi Patel, Ranjanben Dhananjay Bhatt, Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1811

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## Nuclear Power Generation Capacity

## 1811.  SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

SHRI P.C. MOHAN:

DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

DR. UMESH G. JADHAV:

SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA:

SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:

SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL:

SHRIMATI RANJANBEN DHANANJAY BHATT:

SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

## Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  current  nuclear  power  generation  capacity  in  the  country, categorised by specific reactors;
- (b) the details of the statistics on the growth of country's nuclear power generation capacity over the past four years; and
- (c) the details of measures being implemented by the Government to advance the creation of indigenous technologies for generating nuclear power?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  The  details  of  the  present  installed  nuclear  power  capacity  in  the  country, categorized by specific reactors are given in Annexure.
- (b)  Over the past four years, nuclear power generation capacity has grown by 700 MW from 6780 MW to 7480 MW with the start of commercial operation of KAPP3 (700 MW) at Kakrapar in Gujarat.
- (c)  The Government is fully supporting the development of advanced technologies for the  indigenous  three-stage  nuclear  power  programme.  While  the  first  stage Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor technology has been mastered and reached commercial maturity, development of advanced technologies of second stage Fast Breeder Reactors and third stage thorium based reactors along with associated

fuel cycle technologies is being supported by the Government. The Government is  also  supporting  development  of  indigenous  Small  Modular  Reactor  (SMR) technologies.

The government has also enabled large  deployment  of  indigenous  technology based reactors by according administrative approval and financial sanction of 10 indigenous 700 MW PHWRs in fleet mode in one go.

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* RAPS-1 (owned by DAE & operated by NPCIL) is under long shutdown.

## Annexure

| State         | Location   | Unit     | Type of Reactor                 |   Capacity (MW) | Date of Start of Commercial Operation   |
|---------------|------------|----------|---------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Maharashtra   | Tarapur    | TAPS-1   | Boiling Water Reactor (BWR)     |             160 | 28 October 1969                         |
| Maharashtra   | Tarapur    | TAPS-2   |                                 |             160 | 28 October 1969                         |
| Maharashtra   | Tarapur    | TAPS-3   |                                 |             540 | 18 August 2006                          |
| Maharashtra   | Tarapur    | TAPS-4   |                                 |             540 | 12 September 2005                       |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-1 * |                                 |             100 | 16 December 1973                        |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-2   |                                 |             200 | 01 April 1981                           |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-3   |                                 |             220 | 01 June 2000                            |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-4   |                                 |             220 | 23 December 2000                        |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-5   |                                 |             220 | 04 February 2010                        |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-6   |                                 |             220 | 31 March 2010                           |
| Uttar Pradesh | Narora     | NAPS-1   | Pressurised Heavy               |             220 | 01 January 1991                         |
| Uttar Pradesh | Narora     | NAPS-2   | Water Reactor                   |             220 | 01 July 1992                            |
| Gujarat       | Kakrapar   | KAPS-1   | (PHWR)                          |             220 | 06 May 1993                             |
| Gujarat       | Kakrapar   | KAPS-2   |                                 |             220 | 01 September 1995                       |
| Gujarat       | Kakrapar   | KAPP-3   |                                 |             700 | 30 June 2023                            |
| Karnataka     | Kaiga      | KGS-1    |                                 |             220 | 16 November 2000                        |
| Karnataka     | Kaiga      | KGS-2    |                                 |             220 | 16 March 2000                           |
| Karnataka     | Kaiga      | KGS-3    |                                 |             220 | 06 May 2007                             |
| Karnataka     | Kaiga      | KGS-4    |                                 |             220 | 20 January 2011                         |
| Tamil Nadu    | Kalpakkam  | MAPS-1   |                                 |             220 | 27 January 1984                         |
| Tamil Nadu    | Kalpakkam  | MAPS-2   |                                 |             220 | 21 March 1986                           |
| Tamil Nadu    | Kudankulam | KKNPP-1  | Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) |            1000 | 31 December 2014                        |
| Tamil Nadu    | Kudankulam | KKNPP-2  | Pressurised Water Reactor (PWR) |            1000 | 31 March 2017                           |

TAPS 1&2, MAPS-1 and RAPS-3 are presently in project mode for refurbishment / renovation & modernization BWR and PWR are collectively referred to as LWR (Light Water Reactors)