INTRODUCTION

NUCLEAR POWER IS THE FOURTH-LARGEST SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY IN INDIA AFTER THERMAL,

HYDROELECTRIC AND RENEWABLE SOURCES OF ELECTRICITY. AS OF 2012, INDIA HAS 20 NUCLEAR

REACTORS IN OPERATION IN SIX NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS, HAVING AN INSTALLED CAPACITY OF 4780 MW

AND PRODUCING A TOTAL OF 29,664.75 GWH OF ELECTRICITY WHILE SEVEN OTHER REACTORS ARE UNDER

CONSTRUCTION AND ARE EXPECTED TO GENERATE AN ADDITIONAL 6,100 MW.

ADVANTAGES OF NPP

• IN NPP THE AMOUNT OF FUEL REQUIRED IS VERY LESS COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL THERMAL POWER

PLANT.

• NUCLEAR POWER IS CLEAN AND ENVIRONMENTAL FRIENDLY.

• TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE OF THE FUEL IS EASIER.

• OPERATIONAL COST OF NUCLEAR PLANT IS CHEAPER

DISADVANTAGES OF NPP

• IN NUCLEAR PLANTS SAFETY IS PRIMARY CONCERN RATHER PRODUCING ELECTRICITY. THERE IS

SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LEAKAGE OF RADIATION IN CASE OF ANY ACCIDENT.

• THE PLANT SHOULD BE NEAR TO SEA OR RIVER.

• DURING SHUTDOWN OF THE REACTOR, DECAY HEAT IS STILL PRODUCED FROM THE REACTOR DUE TO

FISSION DAUGHTER PRODUCTS.

• IT REQUIRES LARGE AREA AROUND THE PLANT TO BE ISOLATED FROM LIVING (ALMOST 5 KMS RADIUS).

NUCLEAR FUEL RESERVES

• INDIA'S DOMESTIC URANIUM RESERVES ARE SMALL AND THE COUNTRY IS DEPENDENT ON URANIUM

IMPORTS TO FUEL ITS NUCLEAR POWER INDUSTRY. SINCE EARLY 1990S, RUSSIA HAS BEEN A MAJOR

SUPPLIER OF NUCLEAR FUEL TO INDIA.

• LARGE DEPOSITS OF NATURAL URANIUM, WHICH PROMISES TO BE ONE OF THE TOP 20 OF THE WORLD'S

RESERVES, HAVE BEEN FOUND IN THE TUMMALAPALLE BELT IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE KADAPA

BASIN IN ANDHRA PRADESH IN MARCH 2011.

• RUSSIA HAS AN ONGOING AGREEMENT OF 1988 VINTAGE WITH INDIA REGARDING ESTABLISHING OF TWO

VVER 1000 MW REACTORS AT KOODANKULAM IN TAMIL NADU.

• INDIA AND MONGOLIA SIGNED A CRUCIAL CIVIL NUCLEAR AGREEMENT ON 15 JUNE 2009 FOR SUPPLY OF

URANIUM TO INDIA.

• CANADA IS ONE OF THE WORLD’S LARGEST URANIUM EXPORTERS. ON 6 NOVEMBER 2012, INDIA

FINALIZED THEIR 2010 NUCLEAR EXPORT AGREEMENT, OPENING THE WAY FOR CANADA TO BEGIN

URANIUM EXPORTS TO INDIA.

NUCLEAR MAP

PLANNED NUCLEAR MAP

NUCLEAR POWER PLANTSPOWER

STATION

OPERATOR STATE TYPE UNITS TOTAL

CAPACITY(MW

)

KAIGA NPCIL KARNATAKA PHWR 220×4 880

KAKRAPUR NPCIL GUJARAT PHWR 220×2 440

KALPAKKUM NPCIL TAMIL NADU PHWR 220×2 440

NARORA NPCIL UTTAR PRADESH PHWR 220×2 440

RAWATBHATA NPCIL RAJASTHAN PHWR 100×1200×1220×4

1180

TARAPUR NPCIL MAHARASHTRA BWR 160 x 2540 x 2

1400

KUDANKULAM NPCIL TAMIL NADU VVER 1000 x 1 1000

TOTAL 21 5780

• THE PROJECTS UNDER CONSTRUCTION ARE:

POWER

STATION

OPERATOR STATE UNITS TOTAL

CAPACITY(M

W)

KALPAKKUM BHAVINI TAMIL NADU 500×1 500

KAKRAPUR NPCIL GUJARAT 700×2 1400

RAWATBHATA NPCIL RAJASTHAN 700×2 1400

KUDANKULAM NPCIL TAMIL NADU 1000×1 1000

TOTAL 6 4300

URANIUM RESERVES IN INDIA

THORIUM RESERVES IN INDIA

KALPAKKUM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

JAITAPUR NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

REFERENCES

• GOOGLE: WWW.GOOGLE.CO.IN (GRAPHS)

• NPCIL: WWW.NPCIL.NIC.IN (DATAS)

• UCIL: WWW.UCIL.GOV.IN (IMAGES)

• WIKIPEDIA: WWW.WIKIPEDIA.ORG