India plans 19 new Nuclear Power Reactors by 2017

India plans to setup 19 new Nuclear Power Reactors during the 12th Five Year Plan period (2012-17) adding a net installed capacity of 18600 MW Power. These nuclear reactors would be Indigenous as well as Collaboration with Foreign Countries.

Presently India as 20 Nuclear Power Plant withÂ a total installed generation capacity of 4780 MW while Â seven nuclear power reactors are at various stages of construction/commissioning. Â The new projects during the XII Five Year Plan are planned to be set up in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.

The Â 19 New Reactors planned are:

Project	Location	Type	Â Capacity (MW)
Indigenous Reactors
Gorakhpur 1&2	Gorakhpur, Haryana	PHWR	2 x 700
ChutkaÂ 1&2	Chutka, Madhya Pradesh		2 x 700
MahiÂ Banswara, 1&2	MahiÂ Banswara, Rajasthan		2 x 700
KaigaÂ 5&6	Kaiga, Karnataka		2 x 700
FBR 1&2	Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu	FBR	2 x 500
AHWR	Location to be decided	AHWR	300
Reactors with International Co-operation
KudankulamÂ 3&4	Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu	LWR	2 x 1000
JaitapurÂ 1&2	Jaitapur, Maharashtra		2 x 1650
Kovvada, 1&2	Kovvada, Andhra Pradesh		2 x 1500
ChhayaÂ MithiÂ Virdi, 1&2	ChhayaÂ MithiÂ Virdi, Gujarat		2 x 1100

The 20 Nuclear Reactors under operation are

Power station	Operator	State	Type	Units	Total capacity (MW)
Kaiga	NPCIL	Karnataka	PHWR	220 x 4	880
Kakrapar	NPCIL	Gujarat	PHWR	220 x 2	440
Kalpakkam	NPCIL	Tamil Nadu	PHWR	220 x 2	440
Narora	NPCIL	Uttar Pradesh	PHWR	220 x 2	440
Rawatbhata	NPCIL	KotaÂ Rajasthan	PHWR	100 x 1 200 x 1 220 x 4	1180
Tarapur	NPCIL	Maharashtra	BWRÂ (PHWR)	160 x 2 540 x 2	1400
			Total	20	4780

The 7 Nuclear Reactors under construction are

Power station	Operator	State	Type	Units	Total capacity (MW)
Kudankulam	NPCIL	Tamil Nadu	VVER-1000	1000 x 2	2000
Kalpakkam	Bhavini	Tamil Nadu	PFBR	500 x 1	500
Kakrapar	NPCIL	Gujarat	PHWR	700 x 2	1400
Rawatbhata	NPCIL	Rajasthan	PHWR	700 x 2	1400
			Total	7	5300

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