India
ranks 12th in terms of power generation : This was revealed by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of
State for Atomic Energy and Space in a reply to an unstarred question in Lok
Sabha on 22 July 2015 though the data with respect to this was published by
Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) of International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) in May 2015.Further, in terms of
number of nuclear reactors in operation, India was ranked at 7th position with
21 reactors.
Present installed nuclear power capacity of India is around
5780 MW. This capacity is expected to increase to 10080 MW on progressive completion
of projects under construction and commissioning by 2019. Current projects are
Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP) Units I and II with capacity of
2X700 MW and Kudankulam Units III and IV with capacity of 2X1000 MW are
expected to be launched by end of 2015. Thus, they will add additional 3400 MW
capacity. 1 Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) of 500 MW capacity is in the
stage of commissioning at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. While, construction of 2 more
FBR I and II of 600 MW capacity each are also planned at Kalpakkam. In order to
meet, nuclear fuel demand India has signed nuclear agreements with number of
countries including US, Canada, Kazakhstan, Russia, France, Australia, Namibia,
Mongolia, South Korea, Argentina, United Kingdom and Sri Lanka. Apart from
singing agreements, India also has opened paths for negotiation with other
friendly countries that have potential to make contribution to country’s
nuclear energy programme.
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