(a) the number of uranium reactors in the country at present alongwith the locations thereof;
(b) the number out of them functioning and from which source the uranium requirement of these reactors are met;
(c) whether these reactors have achieved optimum electricity generation capacity during the last three years;
(d) if not, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the corrective steps taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY
(SMT. VASUNDHRA RAJE)
(a) At present, there are twelve nuclear power reactors
using uranium as fuel, under operation in the country,
as follows :
Name of Station No. of Reactor & Location Units Tarapur Atomic Power Station, (TAPS) Maharashtra 2
Rajasthan Atomic Power Station, (RAPS) Rawatbhata, Rajasthan. 3
Madras Atomic Power Station, (MAPS), Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. 2
Narora Atomic Power Station, (NAPS) Narora, Uttar Pradesh. 2
Kakrapar Atomic Power Station, (KAPS) Kakrapar, Gujarat 2
Kaiga Atomic Power Station, Kaiga, Karnataka. 1 TOTAL 12