List of nuclear reactors in India

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The list of nuclear reactors in India includes all commercial power reactors in operation and under construction as well as all research reactors in India .

Nuclear power plants

The nuclear power plant grouping includes all power reactors and prototype systems that are used for commercial power generation.

Performance data

22 reactor blocks are currently operated at 7 locations in India , and 7 further reactor blocks are under construction. The first commercially used reactor block went into operation in 1969. In 2017, nuclear energy in India accounted for around 3 percent of total electricity generation. All data were taken from the Power Reactor Information System (PRIS) of the IAEA (as of February 2019):

List of nuclear power plants in India (source: IAEA, as of February 2019)
Surname block
 Reactor type model status Net
power
in MW
 Gross
power
in MW
 start of building First network
synchronization 		Commercial
operation
(planned)
 Switching off
processing
(planned)
 Feed-
in in TWh
Kaiga 1 PHWR HPTT In operation 202 220 1989-09-01 09/01/1989 2000-10-12 10/12/2000 2000-11-16 11/16/2000 - 20.57
2 PHWR HPTT In operation 202 220 1989-12-01 December 01, 1989 1999-12-02 12/02/1999 2000-03-16 March 16, 2000 - 21.34
3 PHWR HPTT In operation 202 220 2002-03-30 03/30/2002 2007-04-11 04/11/2007 2007-05-06 05/06/2007 - 10.71
4th PHWR HPTT In operation 202 220 2002-05-10 05/10/2002 2011-01-19 01/19/2011 2011-01-20 01/20/2011 - 8.51
Kakrapar 1 PHWR HPTT In operation 202 220 1984-12-01 December 01, 1984 1992-11-24 11/24/1992 1993-05-06 05/06/1993 - 25.47
2 PHWR HPTT In operation 202 220 1985-04-01 04/01/1985 1995-03-04 03/04/1995 1995-09-01 09/01/1995 - 26.07
3 PHWR PHWR-700 Under construction since 2010 630 700 2010-11-22 11/22/2010 - - - -
4th PHWR PHWR-700 Under construction since 2010 630 700 2010-11-22 11/22/2010 - - - -
Kudankulam 1 PWR VVER V-412 In operation 932 1000 2002-03-31 03/31/2002 2013-10-22 10/22/2013 2014-12-31 December 31, 2014 - 14.47
2 PWR VVER V-412 In operation 932 1000 2002-07-04 07/04/2002 2016-08-29 08/29/2016 2017-03-31 March 31, 2017 - 4.90
3 PWR VVER V-412 Under construction since 2017 917 1000 2017-06-29 06/29/2017 - - - -
4th PWR VVER V-412 Under construction since 2017 917 1000 2017-10-23 23.10.2017 - - - -
Madras 1 PHWR HPTT In operation 205 220 1971-01-01 01/01/1971 1983-07-23 07/23/1983 1984-01-27 01/27/1984 - 30.07
2 PHWR HPTT In operation 205 220 1972-10-01 10/01/1972 1985-09-20 09/20/1985 1986-03-21 03/21/1986 - 29.21
Narora 1 PHWR HPTT In operation 202 220 1976-12-01 December 01, 1976 1989-07-29 07/29/1989 1991-01-01 01/01/1991 - 27.42
2 PHWR HPTT In operation 202 220 1977-11-01 11/01/1977 1992-01-05 01/05/1992 1992-07-01 07/01/1992 - 27.11
PFBR 1 FBR Prototype Under construction since 2004 470 500 2004-10-23 10/23/2004 - - - -
Rajasthan 1 PHWR HPTT In operation 90 100 1965-08-01 08/01/1965 1972-11-30 11/30/1972 1973-12-16 December 16, 1973 - 10.14
2 PHWR HPTT In operation 187 200 1968-04-01 04/01/1968 1980-11-01 11/01/1980 1981-04-01 04/01/1981 - 32.82
3 PHWR HPTT In operation 202 220 1990-02-01 02/01/1990 2000-03-10 03/10/2000 2000-06-01 06/01/2000 - 24.39
4th PHWR HPTT In operation 202 220 1990-10-01 10/01/1990 2000-11-17 11/17/2000 2000-12-23 December 23, 2000 - 24.35
5 PHWR HPTT In operation 202 220 2002-09-18 09/18/2002 2009-12-22 12/22/2009 2010-02-04 02/04/2010 - 13.14
6th PHWR HPTT In operation 202 220 2003-01-20 01/20/2003 2010-03-28 03/28/2010 2010-03-31 03/31/2010 - 10.47
7th PHWR HPTT Under construction since 2011 630 700 2011-07-18 07/18/2011 - - - -
8th PHWR HPTT Under construction since 2011 630 700 2011-09-30 09/30/2011 - - - -
Tarapur 1 BWR BWR-1 (Mark 2) In operation 150 160 1964-10-01 10/01/1964 1969-04-01 04/01/1969 1969-10-28 10/28/1969 - 43.26
2 BWR BWR-1 (Mark 2) In operation 150 160 1964-10-01 10/01/1964 1969-05-05 05/05/1969 1969-10-28 10/28/1969 - 44.61
3 PHWR HPTT In operation 490 540 2000-05-12 05/12/2000 2006-06-15 06/15/2006 2006-08-18 08/18/2006 - 33.37
4th PHWR HPTT In operation 490 540 2000-03-08 March 8, 2000 2005-06-04 06/04/2005 2005-09-12 09/12/2005 - 32.27

Nuclear power plants without starting operations

The grouping of nuclear power plants without starting operations includes all power reactors and prototype systems that were to be used for commercial electricity generation but have not yet been completed or whose planning and construction have finally been discontinued, as well as all power reactors that are not yet under construction but are firmly planned .

Performance data

This list is sorted in alphabetical order.

Construction and planning finally stopped
Planned
Location State Net power Gross output Reactor type Planned commissioning
Kaiga-5 Karnataka 000000000000202.0000000000202 MW 000000000000220.0000000000220 MW Pressurized heavy water reactor Planning stopped
Kaiga-6 Karnataka 000000000000202.0000000000202 MW 000000000000220.0000000000220 MW Pressurized heavy water reactor Planning stopped

Research reactors

The Bhabha Atomic Research Center 1966

The research reactor grouping includes nuclear reactors that are not used to generate electricity, but are primarily used for research purposes (nuclear and material research, isotope production for medicine and technology ).

Performance data

This list is sorted in alphabetical order. Yellow reactors are in operation and red ones have already been decommissioned.

In operation
Shut down
Name of the reactor Location / operator Thermal performance Reactor type status start of building commissioning
acceptance
APSARA Bhabha Atomic Research Center 1000 kW Swimming pool reactor In operation 1955 1956
CIRUS Bhabha Atomic Research Center 40,000 kW Heavy water reactor In operation 1955 1960
CRIT. FACILITY FOR AHWR AND 500 MW PHWR Bhabha Atomic Research Center 0.1 kW TANK In operation 2001 2008
DHRUVA Bhabha Atomic Research Center 100,000 kW Heavy water reactor In operation 1975 1985
FBTR Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research 40,000 kW Breeder In operation 1972 1985
CHIMNEY Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research 30 kW with U 233 operated In operation 1986 1996
PURNIMA Bhabha Atomic Research Center 0 kW NEARLY Shut down 1970 1972
PURNIMA II. Bhabha Atomic Research Center 0.01 kW HOMOG (L) Shut down 1983 1984
PURNIMA-III Bhabha Atomic Research Center 0 kW SLOWPOKE Shut down 1986 1990
ZERLINA Bhabha Atomic Research Center 0.1 kW TANK Shut down 1960 1961

Remarks

  1. ↑ Horizontal pressure tube type

Individual evidence

  1. ^ India. IAEA , accessed February 20, 2019 .
  2. ↑ This field remains empty if the planning / construction has been discontinued or if there is no data for the planned commissioning of planned reactors.
  3. ↑ Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA : "Nuclear Power Reactor Details - KAIGA-5" ( Memento from June 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  4. ↑ Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA : "Nuclear Power Reactor Details - KAIGA-6" ( Memento from June 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  5. ↑ Research Reactor Database of the IAEA (English)

See also