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”...
Kaiga Unit 4 to produce electricity for grid in January 2011
Unit 4 of the Kaiga nuclear power plant in Karnataka state started up on November 27th , and is likely to be connected to India's grid in January 2011. This is the last of the original 220 MWe largely indigenously-designed reactors, and the Nuclear Power Corporation is now building 700...
India to place 14 nuclear energy reactors under IAEA safeguards.
India has taken the first step of identifying 14 of its 22 nuclear reactors for safeguards. At present IAEA safeguards apply to six Indian reactors. The ‘separation’ plan was announced in March 2006 during President George W. Bush's visit to India. Under it, India has to place a total of...