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3.6% electricity was generated by nuclear power in India in the year 2012

India has total 20 nuclear power plants with installed capacity of 4780 MW

December 13, 2013. By Moulin

The share of nuclear power in total electricity generation in the year 2012 in India was about 3.6%. The share of nuclear power generation in some of the other nuclear power generating countries are as under:-

Country	Nuclear Share(%)
France	74.8
USA	19.0
UK	18.1
Russian Federation	17.8
Korea	30.4
China	2.0

There are 20 nuclear power plants with installed capacity of 4780 MW. Of these 19 reactors with an installed capacity of 4680 are currently operating. One reactor, Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS) unit-1 (100MW) is under extended shutdown for techno-economic assessment for continued operation. The details of nuclear power plants operating in the country are as under:

Unit		Reactor Type	Capacity (MW)	Commencement of Commercial operation
Tarapur, Maharashra
1	TAPS-1	BWR	160	28 Oct. 1969
2	TAPS-2	BWR	160	28 Oct. 1969
3	TAPS-3	PHWR	540	18 Aug. 2006
4	TAPS-4	PHWR	540	12 Sept. 2005
Kakrapar, Gujarat
1	KAPS-1	PHWR	220	06 May 1993
2	KAPS-2	PHWR	220	01 Sept. 1995
Rawatbhata, Rajasthan *
1	RAPS-2	PHWR	200	01 Apr. 1981
2	RAPS-3	PHWR	220	01 June 2000
3	RAPS-4	PHWR	220	23 Dec. 2000
4	RAPS-5	PHWR	220	04-Feb-2010
5	RAPS-6	PHWR	220	31-Mar-2010
Narora, Uttar Pradesh
1	NAPS-1	PHWR	220	01 Jan. 1991
2	NAPS-2	PHWR	220	01 July 1992

Kaiga, Karnataka
1	KAIGA-1	PHWR	220	16 Nov. 2000
2	KAIGA-2	PHWR	220	16 Mar. 2000
3	KAIGA-3	PHWR	220	06 May 2007
4	KAIGA-4	PHWR	220	20-Jan-2011
Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu
1	MAPS-1	PHWR	220	27 Jan. 1984
2	MAPS-2	PHWR	220	21 Mar 1986

*RAPS-1 (100 MW) is under extended shutdown since October 2004

There are seven nuclear power reactors at various stages of construction/commissioning of which one reactor, Kudankulam Nuclear Power PlantUnit-1 (1000 MW) has already been connected to the grid in October 2013, generating firm power. The details of other reactors under construction/commissioning are as follows:-

Project	Location	Capacity (MW)	Status
KKNPP Unit-2	Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu	1x1000	Under commissioning
KAPPUnits 3&4	Kakrapar, Gujarat	2x700	Under construction
RAPP Units7&8	Rawatbhata, Rajasthan	2x700	Under construction
PFBR	Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu	1x500	Under construction

Currently, there is no proposal to set up a nuclear power plant in Jharkhand. In order to locate a nuclear power plant at a given site, the site has to fulfill several criteria stipulated by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board. A suitable site, meeting these criteria, has not been identified in the State so far.

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 .

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