Prototype ‪#‎FastBreederReactor‬ of 500 MWe targeted to produce power in FY 2015-16

Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor of 500 MWe targeted to produce power in FY 2015-16

In addition to projects already under construction, financial sanction has been accorded for construction of two indigenous reactors i.e. Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana Units 1&2 (GHAVP 1&2) (2X700 MW) by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) at            Gorakhpur, Haryana and two reactors at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu          [Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Units 3&4 (KKNPP –3&4)] to be built in technical co-operation with the Russian Federation. Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI), another Public Sector Undertaking of the Department of Atomic Energy will be constructing two more Fast Breeder Reactors (FBR 1&2) of 600 MWe capacity each at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu.

The amount allocated in the last three years for the above three projects are given below:

Name of the Project	Amount Allocated (RE) in Rs. crore
	2012-13	2013-14	2014-15
GHAVP-1&2, Gorakhpur Haryana	530	80	177
KKNPP-3&4, Kudankulam Tamil Nadu	800	450	209
FBR-1&2, Kalpakkam Tamil Nadu	Nil	27.60	Nil

Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor of 500 MWe is presently under advanced     stage of commissioning and is targeted to produce power in FY 2015-16.

Share of the #nuclearpowergeneration in the total electricity production in the country in 2014-15 was of the order of 3.6%

There  are  21  nuclear  power  reactors  in  the  country  with  a  total installed capacity of 5780 MW. Of these, one reactor, Rajasthan Atomic Power Station Unit 1 (RAPS – 1) (100 MW) at Rawatbhata, Rajasthan is currently under extended shutdown for techno-economic assessment for continued operation.

The Kudankulam Unit – 2 is presently under commissioning. The unit is expected to be commissioned in 2015-16.

There are five reactors which are presently under various stages of construction with a total capacity of 3300 MW. The details of these reactors are as tabulated below:

Project	Location	Capacity (MW)	Anticipated  Completion Dates
Kakrapar Atomic Power  Project Units 3&4 (KAPP 3&4)	Kakrapar, Gujarat	2 X 700	2017-18
Rajasthan Atomic Power Project Units 7&8 (RAPP 7&8)	Rawatbhata, Rajasthan	2 X 700	2018-19
Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR)	Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu	500	2015-16

Presently, of the reactors with total capacity of 5680 MW in operation, reactors with a capacity of 3280 MW are fuelled by imported fuel and are operated at rated capacity. The remaining reactors with a capacity of 2400 MW are fuelled by indigenous fuel which are being operated close to the rated capacity, matching the fuel supply.

The share of the nuclear power generation in the total electricity production in the country in the financial year 2014-15 was of the order of 3.6% (including 2242 Million Units power generation from Kudankulam Unit-1 prior to its commercial operation).