Lok Sabha Question No. 63 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-24
Subject: Nuclear Power Plants
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Dr. BHOLA SINGH, SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL, SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ, JOSE K. MANI, KIRIT SOMAIYA, MEENAKASHI LEKHI, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU, INNOCENT, S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, ALOK SANJAR, VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 63

TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.02.2016

## NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

## 63. SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL: DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ: SHRI JOSE K. MANI: DR. KIRIT SOMAIYA: SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI: SHRI P.K. BIJU: SHRI INNOCENT: SHRI S.P.MUDDAHANUME GOWDA: SHRI ALOK SANJAR: SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  present  status  of  nuclear  power  plants  in  various  States  of  the  country, plant-wise;
- (b) the number of them which are operational and produced atomic energy as per their capacity;
- (c) the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  efficiency  of  the  existing nuclear power plants;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  make  any  new  nuclear  power  plant during the coming  financial year and  if so, the details thereof and  the allocation made in this regard;
- (e) the  names  of  the  countries  with  whom  the  Government  has  succeeded  in entering  a  deal/agreement  for  nuclear  power  plants  during  the  last  two  years and the current year; and
- (f) the  current  method  of  disposal  of  nuclear  waste  and  the  proposed  new technology in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The  installed  nuclear  power  capacity  in  the  country  comprises  twenty  one reactors with a total capacity of 5780 MW.  The plant wise details are given in Annexure.

- (b) Out of these twenty one reactors, one reactor Rajasthan Atomic Power Station-1 (RAPS) (100 MW) is under extended shutdown for techno-economic assessment on continuation of its operation. The remaining twenty reactors with a capacity of 5680 MW are presently operating.
- (c) Efforts  to  enhance  plant  efficiency  by  Improvements  in  design,  adoption  of improved operational & maintenance practices, implementation of upgrades etc. are  ongoing  activities  in  Indian  nuclear  power  plants.  The  Indian  Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) technology which started with unit size of 220 MW was  progressively  scaled  up  to  540  MW  and  now  to  700  MW  resulting  in economies of scale.
- (d) The details of the nuclear power reactors planned for start of construction in the year 2016-17 are given below:
- (e) India  is  engaged  in  detailed  techno-commercial  discussions  with  commercial enterprises of Russia, United States of America (USA) and France for setting up nuclear power  plants  in India  based  on  Inter-Governmental  Civil  Nuclear Cooperation  Agreements  signed  with  these  countries.    These  are  on-going discussions at different stages of maturity.
- (f) The waste generated by the nuclear power stations during the operation are of low and intermediate radioactivity level. These wastes are treated, concentrated, compacted, immobilised in solid materials like cement, bitumen, polymers etc. in high integrity steel containers and stored in specially constructed structures such as  reinforced  concrete  trenches  and  tile  holes,  located  at  the  site  under monitoring.

| Nuclear Power Project                                  | Location               | Capacity (MW)   |   Sanctioned Cost (in Rs crore) |   Allocation in BE 2016-17 (proposed) (Rs. in crore) | Status                     |
|--------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Gorakhpur Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP) Units - 1 to 2 | Gorakhpur, Haryana     | 2x700           |                           20594 |                                                  836 | Being prepared for launch. |
| Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) Unit - 3 & 4    | Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu | 2x1000          |                           39849 |                                                 3500 | Excavation commenced       |

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## Reactors in Operation

| Location & State       | Units   | Capacity (MW)   |
|------------------------|---------|-----------------|
|                        | TAPS-1  | 160             |
| Tarapur, Maharashtra   | TAPS-2  | 160             |
|                        | TAPS-3  | 540             |
|                        | TAPS-4  | 540             |
| Total                  | Total   | 1400            |
| Rawatbhata, Rajasthan  | RAPS-1* | 100*            |
|                        | RAPS-2  | 200             |
|                        | RAPS-3  | 220             |
|                        | RAPS-4  | 220             |
|                        | RAPS-5  | 220             |
|                        | RAPS-6  | 220             |
| Total                  | Total   | 1180            |
| Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu  | MAPS-1  | 220             |
|                        | MAPS-2  | 220             |
| Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu | KKNPP-1 | 1000            |
| Total                  | Total   | 1440            |
| Narora, Uttar Pradesh  | NAPS-1  | 220             |
|                        | NAPS-2  | 220             |
| Total                  | Total   | 440             |
| Kakrapar, Gujarat      | KAPS-1  | 220             |
|                        | KAPS-2  | 220             |
| Total                  | Total   | 440             |
|                        | KGS-1   | 220             |
| Kaiga, Karnataka       | KGS-2   | 220             |
|                        | KGS-3   | 220             |
|                        | KGS-4   | 220             |
| Total                  | Total   | 880             |

* Under extended shutdown for techno-economic assessment for continued operation.

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## Annexure