U.P.S.C Notes : List of Neuclear Power Plants

List of Nuclear Power Plants in India and Foreign Collaboration

Let’s run you through the practicality of this listicle with some official prelims questions. Try to answer them

[CAPF 2011] What is the first large research reactor of India that uses U-233 as fuel?

a) Zerlina

b) Purnima

c) Dhruva

d) Kamini

[CAPF 2014] Which of the following statements is/are correct with regard to Jaitapur, which is . situated in Rajapur Tehsil of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra ?

1. It was one of the important ports in ancient and early medieval times
2. It is a proposed nuclear power plant site being constructed with the collaboration of France

[IAS 2004] Consider the following statements:

1. Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research uses fast reactor technology.
2. Atomic Minerals Directorate for Research and Exploration is engaged in heavy water production.
3. Indian Rare Earths Limited is engaged in the manufacture of Zircon for India’s Nuclear Programme beside other rare earth products.

Which of them are correct?

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List of Nuclear Power Projects in India

Name of the Project	Power station	State	Type	Operator	Foreign collaborator?
Kaiga Generating Station	Kaiga	Karnataka	PHWR	NPCIL	Fueled by indigenous uranium
Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS)	Kalpakkam	Tamil Nadu	PHWR	NPCIL	First fully indigenous power plant
Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP)	Kakrapar	Gujarat	PHWR	NPCIL	Indigenous
Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP)	Rawatbhata	Rajasthan	PHWR	NPCIL	Indigenous
Tarapur Atomic Power Station  (TAPS)	Tarapur	Maharashtra	(BWR) PHWR	NPCIL	Agreement with US and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS)	Narora	Uttar Pradesh	PHWR	NPCIL	Indigenous
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP)	Kudankulam	Tamil Nadu	VVER-1000	NPCIL	Atomstroyexport, the Russian state company
Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project (largest nuclear power generating station in the world by net electrical power rating)	Jaitapur	Maharashtra	EPR	NPCIL	Areva of France
Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojna (GHAVP)	Haryana	Gorakhpur, Haryana	PHWR	NPCIL	Indigenous

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Note4students:

Make sure you know the different “Types” of Nuclear Power Projects. Here’s a quick check on abbreviations:

#1. PHWR: A pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR) is a nuclear power reactor, commonly using unenriched natural uranium as its fuel, that uses heavy water (deuterium oxide D2O) as its coolant and moderator.

#2. BWR (PHWR): The boiling water reactor (BWR) is a type of light water nuclear reactor used for the generation of electrical power.

It is the second most common type of electricity-generating nuclear reactor after the pressurized water reactor (PWR), also a type of light water nuclear reactor.

The main difference between a BWR and PWR is that in a BWR, the reactor core heats water, which turns to steam and then drives a steam turbine. In a PWR, the reactor core heats water, which does not boil.

#3. The EPR is a third generation pressurized water reactor (PWR) design. It has been designed and developed mainly by Framatome (now Areva NP) and Électricité de France (EDF) in France, and Siemens in Germany.

#4. VVER: The Russian abbreviation VVER stands for ‘water-water energy reactor’ (i.e. water-cooled water-moderated energy reactor). The design is a type of pressurised water reactor (PWR). The main distinguishing features of the VVER[3] compared to other PWRs are:

• Horizontal steam generators
• Hexagonal fuel assemblies
• No bottom penetrations in the pressure vessel
• High-capacity pressurisers providing a large reactor coolant inventory