INDIA AS A NUCLEAR
POWER
India ranked 12th in
terms of power generation from nuclear source
With the total power generation from
nuclear reactors at 5308 MWe, India is ranked 12th in the world in terms of
power generation from nuclear sources.
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.
The released data
further said that there are 31 countries including India in the world that
generate electricity from nuclear source.
Moreover, with 437
nuclear reactors in operation in world, the total power generation from nuclear
stood at 377986 MWe.
Top five countries in
terms of nuclear reactors and their capacity of production are
Countries
|
Number of Reactors
|
Total Generation
|
United States of
America
|
99
|
98639 MWe
|
France
|
58
|
63130 MWe
|
Japan
|
43
|
40290 MWe
|
Russia
|
34
|
24654 MWe
|
China
|
21
|
23025 MWe
|
On the other hand,
Pakistan has 3 nuclear reactors with total production of 690 MWe.
Current status of Indian
nuclear energy programme
The installed nuclear power capacity
of India is expected to increase from 5780 MWe to 10080 MWe on progressive
completion of projects under commissioning or construction by 2019.
Financial sanction and
administrative approval for Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP)
Units – 1&2 (2X700 MW) and Kudankulam Units- 3&4 (2X1000 MW) with a
total capacity of 3400 MW has been accorded by the Government.
In addition, one Prototype
Fast Breeder Reactor of 500 MW capacity at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu is at advanced
stage of commissioning. Construction of two more Fast Breeder Reactors (FBR
1&2) of 600 MWe capacities each at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu is also planned.
Besides, India has signed
nuclear agreements with USA, France, Russia, Namibia, Mongolia, Republic of
Korea, Argentine Republic, United Kingdom, Republic of Kazakhstan, Canada, Sri
Lanka and Australia.
Bibliography:
- Jagran Josh
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