Lok Sabha Question No. 207 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Atomic Power Plants with Foreign Assistant
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL, DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 207 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## ATOMIC POWER PLANTS WITH FOREIGN ASSISTANCE

207.   SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL: SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has agreed to allot site for building nuclear power plants by Russian Atomic Energy Corporation and Japan in the country;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof including the project cost and time frame set by the Government for completion of the project;
- (c) the number of Atomic/Nuclear Power Plants established in collaboration with Russia and Japan so far;
- (d) whether  the  Atomic  Power  Plants  established  with  the  help  of  the  above countries encountered mild impairs during its operationalisation; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the measures taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  Government  has  already  accorded  in-principle  approval  of  the  sites  at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu and Haripur in West Bengal for setting up nuclear power  reactors in technical cooperation  with Russian  Federation.    An additional  coastal  site  in  the  state  of  Andhra  Pradesh  for  setting  up  nuclear power  reactors  with  Russian  technical  cooperation  is  also  being  explored. There  is  presently  no  proposal  to  set  up  nuclear  power  plants  in  technical cooperation with Japan.

- (b) The details of sites/projects with technical cooperation with Russian Federation are given below:
- (c) So far, only one nuclear power project, Kudankulam 1&2 (2X1000 MW) has been set up in cooperation with Russian Federation. No nuclear power project has been set up in cooperation with Japan.

| Location               | Nuclear Power Project                                  | Capacity (MW)                              | Sanctioned Cost ( ` crore)                                                                                                                   | Status                                                                                                                                       |
|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu | Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Units 1&2 (KKNPP 1&2) | 2x1000                                     | 17270*                                                                                                                                       | KKNPP-1 is in commercial operation since December 2014. KKNPP-2 is under Commissioning, expected completion by 2016-17.                      |
| Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu | KKNPP 3&4                                              | 2x1000                                     | 39849                                                                                                                                        | Project sanctioned, statutory clearances obtained, excavation has commenced.                                                                 |
| Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu | KKNPP 5&6                                              | 2x1000                                     | Pre-project activities are in progress. Statutory clearances viz. AERB siting, CRZ & Environmental clearances obtained and Techno-Commercial | Pre-project activities are in progress. Statutory clearances viz. AERB siting, CRZ & Environmental clearances obtained and Techno-Commercial |
| Haripur, West Bengal   | Site is approved for 6 x 1000MW (nominal).             | Site is approved for 6 x 1000MW (nominal). | Site is approved for 6 x 1000MW (nominal).                                                                                                   | Site is approved for 6 x 1000MW (nominal).                                                                                                   |

(d)&(e)The Unit-1 of Kudankulam (KKNPP-1) operated for about twenty months since its grid connection before it was taken for planned shutdown on June 24, 2015 for  refueling.  The  unit  had  generated  6875  Million  Units  (including  infirm generation  of  2243  MUs)  of  electricity  during  this  period.  This  was  the  first planned shutdown after a long operation and required a detailed surveillance and maintenance. Thus, apart from refueling, completing all the surveillance tests  as  per  the  technical  specifications,  mandatory  checks  on  various components  as  per  the  manufacturer's  recommendation  and  rectification  of the  deficiencies  identified  during  the  inspection  were  carried  out  during  the shutdown.  Based  on  the  inspections, certain design modifications  and replacement of a few components have also been taken up and the unit was subsequently synchronised to the grid on January 30, 2016.

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