(a) whether the Government propose to set up an Advanced Heavy Water Nuclear Reactor
of 220 megawatt capacity;
(b) if so, the place where this reactor is proposed to be set up;
(c) the estimated amount to be incurred thereon; and
(d) the time by which it is likely to be commissioned?
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) to (d) It is proposed to set up a prototype Advanced Heavy Water Nuclear Reactor (AHWR)
of 235 MWe capacity. The estimated cost of the project is Rs.1175 crore at constant price
levels of 2000-01. The project is expected to be completed in eight years after the receipt of
financial sanction. No decision has yet been taken as regards the location of the plant.