(a) the number of light water reactors functioning in the country at present, State-wise and location-wise;
(b) whether the Government propose to set up more light water reactors in the country during Ninth Five Year Plan period; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY (SMT. VASUNDHARA RAJE)
(a) At present, there are two light water nuclear reactors
i.e. Tarapur Atomic Power Station Unit 1&2 functioning
in the country at Tarapur in Maharashtra.
(b) & (c) An Inter Governmental Agreement(IGA) was signed between
the Government of India and erstwhile Soviet Union in
November 1988, which provided for the construction of
2x1000 MWe which belongs to the category of Light Water
Reactors. A `Supplement` to the Inter-Governmental
co-operation Agreement has been signed by the Government
of India and the Government of Russian Federation in
June 1998. Subsequently, preparation of Detailed Project
Report(DPR) for the project has been taken up and is
expected to be completed by mid 2001. Final decision
on implementation of the Project depend on the result
of evaluation of its techno-economic viability on the
DPR.