Nuclear Power Plants

The operation phase of a nuclear power plant is generally the longest phase of its life cycle. Presently, India has 22 operating reactors, with an installed capacity of 6780 MWe. Among these eighteen reactors are Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) and four are Light Water Reactors (LWRs). Details are given below:

List of Nuclear Power Plants Under Operation.

Sl.no.	Plant Name	Date of commercial operation	Location	Gross Power (MWe)	Type
1.	Tarapur Atomic Power Plant-1 (TAPS-1)	Oct-1969	BOISAR, MAHARASTRA	160	BWR
2.	Tarapur Atomic Power Plant-2 (TAPS-2)	Oct-1969	BOISAR, MAHARASTRA	160	BWR
3.	Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant-1 (RAPS-1)	Dec-1973	KOTA, RAJASTHAN	100	PHWR
4.	Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant-2 (RAPS-2)	Apr-1981	KOTA, RAJASTHAN	200	PHWR
5.	Madras Atomic Power Plant-1 (MAPS-1)	Jan-1984	KALPAKKAM, TAMILNADU	220	PHWR
6.	Madras Atomic Power Plant-2 (MAPS-2)	Mar-1986	KALPAKKAM, TAMILNADU	220	PHWR
7.	Narora Atomic Power Plant-1 (NAPS-1)	Jan-1991	NARORA, UTTAR PRADESH	220	PHWR
8.	Narora Atomic Power Plant-2 (NAPS-2)	Jul-1992	NARORA, UTTAR PRADESH	220	PHWR
9.	Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant-1 (KAPS-1)	May-1993	TAPI, GUJARAT	220	PHWR
10.	Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant-2 (KAPS-2)	Sep-1995	TAPI, GUJARAT	220	PHWR
11.	Kaiga Generating Station-1 (KGS-1)	Nov-2000	KAIGA, KARNATAKA	220	PHWR
12.	Kaiga Generating Station-2 (KGS-2)	Mar-2000	KAIGA, KARNATAKA	220	PHWR
13.	Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant-3 (RAPS-3)	Jun-2000	KOTA, RAJASTHAN	220	PHWR
14.	Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant-4 (RAPS-4)	Dec-2000	KOTA, RAJASTHAN	220	PHWR
15.	Kaiga Generating Station-3 (KGS-3)	May-2007	KAIGA, KARNATAKA	220	PHWR
16.	Kaiga Generating Station-4 (KGS-4)	Jan- 2011	KAIGA, KARNATAKA	220	PHWR
17.	Tarapur Atomic Power Plant-3 (TAPS-3)	Aug-2006	BOISAR, MAHARASTRA	540	PHWR
18.	Tarapur Atomic Power Plant-4 (TAPS-4)	Sep-2005	BOISAR, MAHARASTRA	540	PHWR
19.	Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant-5 (RAPS-5)	Feb-2010	KOTA, RAJASTHAN	220	PHWR
20.	Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant-6 (RAPS-6)	Mar-2010	KOTA, RAJASTHAN	220	PHWR
21.	Kudankulam Nuclear Power Station-1 (KKNPS-1)	Dec-2014	KUDANKULAM, TAMILNADU	1000	PWR
22.	Kudankulam Nuclear Power Station-2 (KKNPS-2)	Mar-2017	KUDANKULAM, TAMILNADU	1000	PWR

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Emergency Preparedness

Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) in India are designed, constructed, commissioned and operated in conformity with stringent safety requirements which ensure adequate margin of safety. Principles of defence-in-depth, redundancy and diversity are inbuilt in design of plants and is ensured in every activity. These include fail-safe shutdown systems to safely shutdown the reactor, cooling systems having back-ups and back-up to back-up, robust containment systems for confining any release of radioactivity, etc. Notwithstanding these, it is necessary to develop Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) plans, as a measure of abundant caution. These plans are also tested and regularly revised.

Radiological emergencies at NPPs are broadly classified into plant, on-site and off-site emergency based on area up to which the situation is affected. AERB reviews and approves the emergency preparedness and response plans for both plant and onsite emergency whereas off-site emergency plans are reviewed by AERB and approved by the District Authority / Local Government. Exercises are conducted at a specified frequency to test these plans. These exercises are done with involvement of all relevant agencies identified to respond during an emergency. AERB reviews these exercises as an observer and suggests improvements and corrective action if required. Besides this, emergency preparedness aspects are checked during routine regulatory inspections.

During an emergency, AERB keeps itself informed of the situation, reviews & assesses the scenario and if required, advises or issues directions to response agencies to further improve the mitigation efforts. AERB also informs the public on emergency situations. AERB is responsible for laying down regulatory requirements for preparation of Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) plans which include criteria for declaration of emergency, minimum infrastructure for handling emergency, roles and responsibilities of different agencies, etc.

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The mission of the AERB is to ensure the use of ionising radiation and nuclear energy in India does not cause undue risk to the health of people and the environment.

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