Total no of nuclear power plant in india

By India Today Science Desk: The Centre has approved the installation of 10 nuclear reactors in five states across India. The information was given by Atomic Energy Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh in Parliament on Wednesday. The minister said that the government has roped in public sector undertaking for the installation of the reactors. "The Government has roped in PSUs for the installation of the nuclear reactors or the exercise would be done exclusively by the specialized government agencies," the minister said in a written reply in Lok Sabha. Two nuclear reactors will each be installed in Kaiga, Chutka, and Gorakhpur nuclear power plants, while the Mahi Banswara nuclear power plant in Rajasthan will get four nuclear reactors. "The Government has amended the Atomic Energy Act in 2015 to enable the Joint Ventures of NPCIL with Public Sector Enterprises to set up nuclear power projects. These reactors are planned to be set up in ‘fleet mode’ progressively by the year 2031 at a cost of Rs. 1,05,000 crores," the Department of Atomic Energy said in a statement. The minister further informed that during 2021-22 the nuclear power reactors generated 47,112 million units of electricity, which comprises about 3.15 per cent of the total electricity generated in the country. "The present installed nuclear power capacity is set to increase from 6780 MW to 22480 MW by 2031 on progressive completion of projects under construction and accorded sanction. The Government has also accorded ‘in...

The correct answer is 7 . Key Points • As of December 2021, the total number of nuclear power plants in India is 7. • Following coal, gas, hydroelectricity, and wind power, nuclear power is India's fifth-largest source of electricity. • India also stands at 7th position in terms of the number of nuclear reactors in the world, with over 23 nuclear reactors in 7 power plants as of December 2021, which produces 6780 MW of nuclear power. Additional Information Nuclear Plants Location Kakrapar Atomic Power Station – 1993 Gujarat (Kalpakkam) Madras Atomic Power Station – 1984 Tamil Nadu Narora Atomic Power Station- 1991 Uttar Pradesh Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant -2000 Karnataka Rajasthan Atomic Power Station – 1973 Rajasthan Tarapur Atomic Power Station – 1969 Maharashtra Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant – 2013 Tamil Nadu Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) has announced the start of the application process for the BSSC CGL Mains exam on 6th June 2023. The last date for fee payment is 26th June 2023, and submission deadline is 27th June 2023. The prelims exam was held on 23rd and 24th December 2022 and on 5th March 2023. The

• Atomic Energy Commission was established in – 1948. • NPCIL was set up in – 1987. • Headquarters of NPCIL – Mumbai • Total No. of Nuclear Power Plants in India – 7. • Total No. of Nuclear Reactors in India – 22. • No. ofPressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs)– 18. • No. of Light Water Reactors (LWRs) –4. • First Atomic/Nuclear Power Plant In India – Tarapur (150MW, 1969). • First Nuclear Reactor of India – Apsara I (Maharashtra, 1956). • First Nuclear Reactor of Asia – Apsara I. • Designed by – Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC). • Collaboration with – United Kingdom. • Fuel – 80% enriched Uranium. • Inaugurated by – Prime Minister Nehru (20 Jan 1957). • First Heavy Water Plant in India – Nangal (1962). • First indigenously built Nuclear Power Station in India – Madras Atomic Power Station. • Largest Nuclear Power Plant In India – Koodangulam Atomic Power Station (2,000 MW). • Second Largest Nuclear Power Plant In India – Rawabhata (Rajasthan). • Third Largest Nuclear Power Plant In India – Kaiga (Karnataka). • India's Nuclear Power Plantsimilar in structure compared to Fukushima Daiichi of Japan – Koodangulam Atomic Power Station. • The nuclear plant that set world record for functioning continuously without any interruption for more than 941 days– Kaiga Atomic Power Station (Karnataka, 2018). List of Nuclear Power Plants in India Name Location Year of Commission Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPP) Kakrapara (Gujarat) 1993 Kaiga Power Project (KPP) Kaiga (Karnataka)...