Nuclear Power in India

Nuclear power is the fourth-largest source of electricity in India after thermal, hydroelectric and renewable sources of electricity. As of 2012, India has 20 nuclear reactors in operation in six nuclear power plants, generating 4,780 MW while seven other reactors are under construction and are expected to generate an additional 5,300  MW.

Nuclear power plants (in progress):-

Power Station	Operator	State	Type	Units	Total Capacity (MW)
Tarapur	NPCIL	Maharashtra	BWR (PHWR)	160 * 2	1400
				540 * 2
Rawatbhata	NPCIL	Rajasthan	PHWR	100 * 1	1180
				200 * 2
				200 * 4
Kalpakkam	NPCIL	Tamil Nadu	PHWR	220 * 2	440
Narora	NPCIL	Uttar Pradesh	PHWR	220 * 2	440
Kaiga	NPCIL	Karnataka	PHWR	220 * 4	880
Kakrapar	NPCIL	Gujarat	PHWR	220 * 2	440
Kudankulam	NPCIL	Tamil Nadu	VVER-1000	1000 * 2	2000
Total				22	6780

Nuclear power plants (under construction):-

Power Station	Operator	State	Type	Units	Total Capacity(MW)
Kalpakkam	BHAVINI	Tamil Nadu	PFBR	500 * 1	500
Kakrpar	NPCIL	Gujarat	PHWR	700 * 2	1400
Rawatbhata	NPCIL	Rajasthan	PHWR	700 * 2	1400
Total				5	3300

 Nuclear power plant (planned):-

Power Station	Operator	State	Type	Units	Total Capacity(MW)
Gorakhpur	Yet to be decided	Uttar Pradesh	PHWR	700 * 1	1400
Chutka		Madhya Pradesh	PHWR	700 * 2	1400
Mahi NBanswara		Rajasthan	PHWR	700 * 2	1400
Kaiga		Karnataka	PHWR	700 * 2	1400
Kalpakkam		Tamil Nadu	FBR	500 * 2	1000
			AHWR	300 * 1	300
Kudankulam		Tamil Nadu	VVER-1000	1000 * 2	2000
Jaitapur		Maharashtra	EPR	1650 * 2	3300
Kowada		Andhra Pradesh	ESBWR	1500 * 2	3000
Chhaya Mithi Vidi		Gujarat	AP1000	1100 * 2	2200
Total				19	17400

Note:-

PHWR: Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor

FBR: Fast Breeder Reactor

AHWR: Advanced Heavy Water Reactor

VVER-1000: Voda Voda Energy Reactor

ESBWR: Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor

EPR: European Pressurised Reactor

BWR: Boiled Water Reactor

NPCIL: Nuclear power Corporation of India Ltd

BHAVANI: Bharatiya Nabhkiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd