India's minister for Atomic Energy, Dr. Jitendra Singh, announced in the Parliament that the government had approved the installation of ten nuclear reactors (Heavy Water Reactors of 700MW each) in five states across India: Karnataka, Rajasthan, Haryana, and Madhya Pradesh. The existing nuclear power plants of Kaiga, Chutka and Gorakhpur...
BHEL Wins Fleet Order for Nuclear Reactor Headers
India's nuclear energy expansion is currently focused on two fronts: 1000 megawatt light water reactors based on foreign technology along the coasts and 700 megawatt heavy water reactors based on domestic development to be located in inland areas. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited announced that it has won a “prestigious order”...
India Continues Expansion of Heavy Water Nuclear Reactors
To boost energy production from non-fossil sources, India is building large light water nuclear power plants along the coast and smaller heavy water units inland. While the light water reactors use foreign technology, the inland heavy water plants are developed with domestic engineering over the last forty years. Construction is ...
2017 Was Good for India's Department of Atomic Energy
The state-owned units of India's Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) performed well in 2017: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited's 2017 profit of $482 million was its highest ever; Uranium Corporation of India Ltd., achieved its highest ever production; and fuel cycle company Nuclear Fuel Complex achieved 115% of its...