Lok Sabha Question No. 639 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-02
Subject: Nuclear Reactors/Plants
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: SRIRAM MALYADRI, ANURAG SINGH THAKUR, ANOOP MISHRA, C.S. PUTTARAJU, KANWAR SINGH TANWAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.639

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2015

## NUCLEAR REACTORS/PLANTS

639.   SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM:

SHRI ANURAG SINGH THAKUR:

SHRI ANOOP MISHRA:

SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

## Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the number  of  operational, under  construction and  sanctioned nuclear reactors/plants in the country along with their location;
- (b) the name of the foreign collaboration for each of these plants;
- (c) the power generated during the last three years in the operational reactors, plant-wise;
- (d) whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  steps  to  increase  the  efficiency  of these reactors and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government plans to take up any nuclear projects in the State of Himachal  Pradesh  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) There are twenty-one (21) nuclear power reactors in the country of which 20 are  under  operation.  One  reactor,  Rajasthan  Atomic  Power  Station  Unit  1 (RAPS-1)  (100  MWe)  is  presently  under  extended  shutdown  for  technoeconomic assessment for continued operations. In addition, ten more reactors are in various stages of implementation.
- (b) The details are given in Annexure -1.
- (c) The plant  wise  generation for  the  last  three  years  in  respect  of  the  nuclear power reactors under operation is given in Annexure - 2.
- (d) Yes  Sir;  The  Indian  Pressurised  Heavy  Water  Reactor  (PHWR)  technology which started  with  an  unit  size  of  220  MWe  was  progressively  upgraded  to 540  MWe  and  now  to  700  MW  per  unit.  In  view  of  the  on-going  efforts  in improving performance, the Indian nuclear power reactors have consistently operated at high Availability Factors and Plant Load Factors.
- (e) There is no proposal to set up a nuclear power plant in Himachal Pradesh at present.

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## ANNEXURE - 1

| Nuclear Power Plants                                                                                                          | Location               | Capacity (MWe)   | In collaboration with                          |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Reactors Under Operation                                                                                                      |                        |                  |                                                |
| Tarapur Atomic Power Station-1&2                                                                                              | Tarapur Maharashtra    | 2x160            | General Electric (GE) Hitachi, USA             |
| Tarapur Atomic Power Station -3&4                                                                                             | Tarapur Maharashtra    | 2x540            | Indigenous                                     |
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Station -1 (presently under extended shutdown for techno-economic assessment for continued operations) | Rawatbhata Rajasthan   | 1x100            | Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL), Canada |
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Station -2                                                                                             | Rawatbhata Rajasthan   | 1x200            | Indigenous                                     |
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Station -3&4                                                                                           | Rawatbhata Rajasthan   | 2x220            | Indigenous                                     |
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Station -5&6                                                                                           | Rawatbhata Rajasthan   | 2x220            | Indigenous                                     |
| Narora Atomic Power Station -1&2                                                                                              | Narora, Uttar Pradesh  | 2x220            | Indigenous                                     |
| Kakrapar Atomic Power Station -1&2                                                                                            | Kakrapar, Gujarat      | 2x220            | Indigenous                                     |
| Kaiga Generating Station -1&2                                                                                                 | Kaiga, Karnataka       | 2x220            | Indigenous                                     |
| Kaiga Generating Station -3&4                                                                                                 | Kaiga, Karnataka       | 2x220            | Indigenous                                     |
| Madras Atomic Power Station - 1&2                                                                                             | Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu  | 2x220            | Indigenous                                     |
| Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Unit -1                                                                                        | Kudankulum, Tamil Nadu | 1x1000           | Russian Federation                             |
| Reactor Under Commissioning                                                                                                   |                        |                  |                                                |
| Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Unit - 2                                                                                       | Kudankulum, Tamil Nadu | 1x1000           | Russian Federation                             |
| Reactors Under Construction                                                                                                   |                        |                  |                                                |
| Kakrapar Atomic Power Project Units - 3&4                                                                                     | Kakrapar, Gujarat      | 2x700            | Indigenous                                     |
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Project Units - 7&8                                                                                    | Rawatbhata, Rajasthan  | 2x700            | Indigenous                                     |
| Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR)                                                                                         | Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu  | 1x500            | Indigenous                                     |
| Reactors being started                                                                                                        |                        |                  |                                                |
| Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Units - 3&4                                                                                    | Kudankulum, Tamil Nadu | 2x1000           | Russian Federation                             |
| Gorakhpur Anu Vidyut Pariyojana Units - 1&2                                                                                   | Gorakhpur, Haryana     | 2x700            | Indigenous                                     |

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| Nuclear Power Plant                    | Generation, Million Units (MUs) *   | Generation, Million Units (MUs) *   | Generation, Million Units (MUs) *   |
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Nuclear Power Plant                    | 2012 - 13                           | 2013 - 14                           | 2014 - 15                           |
| Tarapur Atomic Power Station - 1       | 577                                 | 1322                                | 718                                 |
| Tarapur Atomic Power Station - 2       | 1007                                | 806                                 | 1297                                |
| Tarapur Atomic Power Station - 3       | 4373                                | 3739                                | 4545                                |
| Tarapur Atomic Power Station - 4       | 3866                                | 4017                                | 3713                                |
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Station - 2     | 1584                                | 1688                                | 1282                                |
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Station - 3     | 1757                                | 1946                                | 1720                                |
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Station - 4     | 1926                                | 1772                                | 1995                                |
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Station - 5     | 1760                                | 2041                                | 1628                                |
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Station - 6     | 1819                                | 1787                                | 1109                                |
| Madras Atomic Power Station - 1        | 1485                                | 1354                                | 1318                                |
| Madras Atomic Power Station - 2        | 1257                                | 761                                 | 1299                                |
| Narora Atomic Power Station - 1        | 1226                                | 1490                                | 1341                                |
| Narora Atomic Power Station - 2        | 1315                                | 1214                                | 1550                                |
| Kakrapar Atomic Power Station - 1      | 1832                                | 1862                                | 1943                                |
| Kakrapar Atomic Power Station - 2      | 1639                                | 1891                                | 1586                                |
| Kaiga Generating Station - 1           | 1464                                | 1587                                | 1695                                |
| Kaiga Generating Station - 2           | 1270                                | 1740                                | 1450                                |
| Kaiga Generating Station - 3           | 1447                                | 1759                                | 1567                                |
| Kaiga Generating Station - 4           | 1259                                | 1454                                | 1751                                |
| Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant Unit -1 | --                                  | 1106 $                              | 2243 $ + 2087                       |

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