(a) the major nuclear power plants cleared by the Union Government;
(b) the time by which these projects are likely to produce power;
(c) whether the power produced by nuclear plants in Tamil Nadu is able to meet the demands of the southern States;
(d) if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether the Government have received any complaints about the nuclear reactor;
(f) if so, the details thereof; and
(g) the action taken by the Government thereon?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SMALL SCALE
INDUSTRIES, MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF
PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS, MINISTER
OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE
IN THE DEPARTMENTS OF ATOMIC ENERGY AND SPACE (SHRIMATI VASUNDHARA RAJE)
(a) & (b) The details of nuclear power projects cleared by the Government of India
are as follows:
Sr.No. Name of the Project Location Date of scheduled commercial operation
1. Tarapur Atomic Power Project - 3 & 4 (2 x 500 MWe, being uprated to 2x540 MWe) Tarapur, Maharashtra TAPP- 4 : April 2006 TAPP-3: January 2007
2 Kaiga Atomic Power Project 3&4 (2 x 220 MWe) Kaiga,Karnataka Kaiga 3 - March 2007 Kaiga 4 - September, 2007 3 Rajasthan Atomic Power Project 5&6 (2 x 220 MWe) Rawatbhata, Rajasthan RAPP 5 - August,2007 RAPP 6 - February,2008
4 Kudankulam Atomic Power Project 1&2 (2 x 1000 MWe) Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu KK 1 - December,2007 KK 2 - December,2008