Lok Sabha Question No. 971 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Nuclear Power Plants
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Poonam (Mahajan) Vajendla Rao, Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 971

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2023

## Nuclear Power Plants

971.   SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN: SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the nuclear energy is the cheapest source of energy as compared to other traditional sources of energy;
- (b) if so, the number of nuclear power plants which are generating energy in the country and comparative power generated by each of them;
- (c) whether it is also a fact that there are incidents leading to risk to human lives has occurred during the last five years;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of the proper safeguards that are in place in each of the power plants?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) 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 23 reactors with a total capacity of 7480 MW. The details are given in Annexure .
- (c)&(d)There  has  been  no  such  incident  due  to  operation  of  Nuclear  Power Plants in the last five years.

- (e) 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-indepth  approach.  This  ensures  that  there  are  multiple  barriers  between the source of radioactivity and the environment.

The operations are performed adopting well laid out procedures by highly qualified, trained and licensed personnel. Appropriate Personal Protection Equipment  and  monitoring  aids  are  provided  to  all the personnel working in the nuclear power plants.

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

## Annexure

| State         | Location   | Unit     |   Capacity (MW) |
|---------------|------------|----------|-----------------|
| Maharashtra   | Tarapur    | TAPS-1 & |             160 |
| Maharashtra   | Tarapur    | TAPS-2 & |             160 |
| Maharashtra   | Tarapur    | TAPS-3   |             540 |
| Maharashtra   | Tarapur    | 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 |
| Rajasthan     | Rawatbhata | RAPS-6   |             220 |
| Tamil Nadu    | Kalpakkam  | MAPS-1 & |             220 |
| Tamil Nadu    | Kalpakkam  | MAPS-2   |             220 |
| Tamil Nadu    | Kudankulam | KKNPP-1  |            1000 |
| Tamil Nadu    | 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 |
| Gujarat       | Kakrapar   | KAPS-3   |             700 |
| Karnataka     | Kaiga      | KGS-1    |             220 |
| Karnataka     | Kaiga      | KGS-2    |             220 |
| Karnataka     | Kaiga      | KGS-3    |             220 |
| Karnataka     | Kaiga      | KGS-4    |             220 |