Nuclear Reactors Built with Foreign Collaboration

Nuclear Reactors Built with Foreign Collaboration

The details pertaining to under construction nuclear reactors is tabulated below:

Name of the Project	Location	Capacity (MW)	Approved Cost (Rs. in crores)	Status
Projects under Construction / Commissioning
Indigenous Nuclear Power Project(s)
Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP)-3&4	Kakrapar, Gujarat	2X700	11459	Under various stages of construction. Expected completion by 2018/19
Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP)- 7&8	Rawatbhata, Rajasthan	2X700	12320
Nuclear Power Project(s) with foreign technical cooperation
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP)-2	Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu	1000	17270*	Reactor attained first criticality on July 10, 2016. Expected to start commercial operation in current year -2016.
Projects Accorded Financial Sanction
Indigenous Nuclear Power Project(s)
Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojna (GHAVP) -1&2	Gorakhpur, Haryana	2X700	20594	Work has started. Expected completion by 2023/24.
Nuclear Power Project(s) with foreign technical cooperation
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP)- 3&4	Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu	2X1000	39849	Excavation work commenced. Expected completion by 2023/24.

* Cost for KKNPP-1&2, It is under revision to Rs. 22462 crore

Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI), a public sector company under Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) is constructing one 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. The design and construction of PFBR is fully indigenous. The project is being built with a total cost of Rs 5677 Cr. Construction of this reactor is completed and commissioning is in advanced stage. The reactor is expected to achieve its first criticality by next year.