There are six
nuclear power reactors installed at Rawatbhata in
Rajasthan with a total capacity of 1180 MW. The details are given below :-
|
Unit
|
Capacity
(MW)
|
Date of Commercial operation
|
|
1.
|
RAPS-1
|
100
|
16- Dec- 1973
|
|
2.
|
RAPS-2
|
200
|
01-Apr-1981
|
|
3.
|
RAPS-3
|
220
|
01-Jun-2000
|
|
4.
|
RAPS-4
|
220
|
23-Dec-2000
|
|
5.
|
RAPS-5
|
220
|
04-Feb-2010
|
|
6.
|
RAPS-6
|
220
|
31-Mar-2010
|
|
Total Capacity
|
1180
|
|
Legend: RAPS : Rajasthan Atomic Power Station.
Presently, 1080 MW capacity is in operation, as Rajasthan Atomic Power
Station (RAPS) Unit-1 (100 MW) is under extended shutdown for techno-economic
assessment for continued operation.
There are two nuclear power
reactor Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP) - Units 7 & 8 (2x700 MW),
with a total capacity of 1400 MW, under construction at Rawatbhata.
In addition, the Government has accorded
‘In-principle’ approval for setting up four more nuclear power reactors, each
of 700 MW at Mahi-Banswara in Rajasthan. These are
planned in two phases, each of 2x700 MW.
The XII Five Year Plan proposals
envisage start of work on 19 new nuclear power reactors with a total capacity
of 17400 MW. The details are as under :-
|
Project
|
Location
|
Type
|
Capacity
(MW)
|
|
Indigenous Reactors
|
|
GHAVP
1&2
|
Gorakhpur,
Haryana
|
PHWR
|
2 x 700
|
|
CMAPP
1&2
|
Chutka, Madhya Pradesh
|
2 x 700
|
|
MahiBanswara, 1&2
|
MahiBanswara, Rajasthan
|
2 x 700
|
|
Kaiga 5&6
|
Kaiga, Karnataka
|
2 x 700
|
|
FBR 1&2
|
Kalpakkam, Tamilnadu
|
FBR
|
2 x 500
|
|
AHWR
|
Location to
be decided
|
AHWR
|
300
|
|
Reactors with International Co-operation
|
|
KKNPP
3&4
|
Kudankulam, Tamilnadu
|
LWR
|
2 x 1000
|
|
JNPP 1&2
|
Jaitapur, Maharashtra
|
2 x 1650
|
|
Kovvada, 1&2
|
Kovvada, Andhra Pradesh
|
2 x 1500
|
|
ChhayaMithiVirdi, 1&2
|
ChhayaMithiVirdi, Gujarat
|
2 x 1100
|
The
Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and Prim
Minister’s Office Shri V.Narayansamy
gave this information in reply to a written question in the Rajya Sabha today.
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