Jaitapur nuclear power plant
| Jaitapur nuclear power plant | ||
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| Coordinates | 16 ° 35 ′ 0 ″ N , 73 ° 19 ′ 30 ″ E | |
| Country: | India | |
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| Owner: | Nuclear Power Corporation of India | |
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Reactors in planning (gross): |
6 (10440 MW) | |
| The data source of the respective entries can be found in the documentation . | ||
The discarded Jaitapur nuclear power plant in the Ratnagiri district in the Indian state of Maharashtra was supposed to be the largest nuclear power plant in the world , measured in terms of electrical output with six reactors of 1,740 MW each (of which 1,600 MW were to be fed into the electricity network net).
On December 6, 2010, an agreement for the construction of the first two reactors and a 25-year supply contract for fissile material was signed in the presence of French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh . Contract partners are the Nuclear Power Corporation of India and the French energy group Areva . In March 2015 Areva announced that it would pursue a new business strategy. This does not involve building new reactors. This also applies to the reactors in Jaitapur. The construction of the largest nuclear power plant in the world is therefore considered abandoned because the planned reactor type is no longer available. Due to the previous protests, it is also questionable whether a nuclear power plant will ever be built on the site. According to more recent information, the new building project will begin in 2018 [out of date] .
location
The entire facility should have an area of 9.68 km 2 . The Ratnagiri district is located in the coastal region of Konkan in the Western Ghats Mountains. In 2006 India applied for the inclusion of these mountains as UNESCO World Heritage . This application was granted in 2012 for 39 individual protected areas.
Building description
Six third generation pressurized water reactors ( EPR ) were to be used. The construction costs were estimated at 20.27 billion US dollars. Funding should come from a French consortium and monitored by the OECD .
criticism
With regard to the earthquake hazard, the situation is viewed as critical. There are five seismic areas categories in India. Jaitapur belongs to category 3 and is therefore exposed to a medium risk.
There was strong resistance from the region during the contract negotiations. As of January 2010, only 33 of 2,335 villagers had consented to the land transfer.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.netzwerkit.de/Members/MaxMoritz/news20150322-001
- ↑ Wirtschaftswoche.de: From the dream [1]
- ↑ http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/devendra-fadnavis-jaitapur-nuclear-power-project/1/932377.html
- ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Center: Western Ghats
- ↑ http://forbesindia.com/article/on-assignment/a-perspective-on-the-nuclear-uproar-in-india/23582/0?id=23582&pg=0
- ↑ Report in Hindustan Times on November 29, 2010
