Nuclear Power Plant derived its name From lighthouse which is mentioned in many international maps. Government of India has decided to promote nuclear power at a large scale in view of rapidly rising demand for electricity, limited and depleting fossil resources, environmentally benign and safe nature of nuclear power etc. Accordingly, Government of India accorded its sanction in October 2005 to set up the Nuclear Power Plant at besides three other locations.
The Site Selection Committee recommended setting up a nuclear power plant at , based on the suitability of meeting criteria likewhich include availability of land vs. population density, available source of cooling water , seismicity, safe-grade elevation at site (flood analysis etc), environment aspects and proper access for transportation of heavy/over-dimensional equipment to plant site. Along with these conditions and based on some other considerations the Government approved site for the establishment of the NPP.
setting up a nuclear power plant, various parameters as per the requirements laid down in the code of Atomic Energy Regulatory Board and the laid-down criteria.
The site is not considered earthquake-prone. As per seismic zoning map of Government of India, site falls within zone III. The longitude and latitude of the land covered for nuclear power project are given below: