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• Indian reactor enters commercial operation

  The new fifth unit at India's Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP) entered commercial operation on 4 February, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) announced. The 220 MWe pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR) achieved first criticality on 24 November and was connected to the grid on 22 December. The commissioning of the reactor brings the total number of power reactors in commercial operation in India to 18 with a combined generating capacity of 4340 MWe. The sixth unit at RAPP - also a 220 MWe PHWR - achieved first criticality on 23 January and is currently undergoing statuary tests in preparation of its grid connection and commercial operation. The commissioning of the sixth unit will bring the site’s total installed capacity to 1180 MWe. Posted Feb 08 2010, 11:42 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: India, NPCIL, nuclear, plant, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd, RAPP, Rajasthan Atomic Power Project, operational

• Foundation for Indian component plant

  Construction has started on a steel manufacturing and heavy forging facility in Gujarat state, India, as part of a joint venture between Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd and Larsen & Toubro. Posted Jan 11 2010, 11:16 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: India, Larsen & Toubro, plant construction, L&T, cooperation, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd, ncpil

• Stronger nuclear bonds for India and Russia

  Further international cooperation was agreed yesterday towards another four Russian reactors at Kudankulam, India as well as more at a new site, Haripur in West Bengal. Posted Dec 08 2009, 10:55 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Russia, India, technology, cooperation, nuclear, power, energy, sharing

• New head of Indian nuclear program

  Srikumar Banerjee has taken over as chairman of India's Atomic Energy Commission and secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), after a handover ceremony with Anil Kakodkar. Posted Dec 04 2009, 10:47 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: India, chairman, Atomic Energy Commission, DAE, Srikumar Banerjee, Department of Atomic Energy

• Deliberate contamination at Kaiga

  Indian authorities have been shocked by the apparently deliberate radioactive contamination of drinking water by a disgruntled nuclear worker. Posted Dec 01 2009, 12:15 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: India, safety, water, radioactive, deliberate, material, kaiga, contamination

• Canada and India secure nuclear deal

  Two weeks after Canadian prime minister Stephen Harper visited India, he and Indian prime minister Manmohan Singh have announced that they have struck a civilian nuclear cooperation agreement. Posted Dec 01 2009, 09:20 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Canada, India, technology, cooperation, growth, nuclear, deal, singh, outlook

• First criticality for Rajasthan reactor

  The new fifth nuclear reactor at India's Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP) has reached first criticality, bringing the total number operating in the country to 18. Posted Nov 24 2009, 11:20 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: India, capacity, reactor, demand, nuclear, criticality, RAPP, Rajasthan Atomic Power Project, critical mass

• Indian law change essential for nuclear growth

  The Indian government must allow private investment in nuclear generation as a matter of urgency, according to the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry. Meanwhile, Russia looks set to sign contracts to build two new units in India. Posted Nov 12 2009, 12:10 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Russia, India, construction, nuclear, build, investment, contracts, law, private

• New player for Indian nuclear

  Indian Oil Corporation Ltd has positioned itself for involvement in the country's growing nuclear sector, while India's round of cooperation deals continued. Posted Nov 06 2009, 09:54 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: India, construction, growth, nuclear, buildiing, competition, india oil

• India plans dedicated PHWR fuel plant

  [The Hindu Business Line, 16 October] India's Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC) is planning to construct a 10 billion rupee ($216 million) fuel fabrication plant in Rawatbhata, Rajasthan. The plant will be dedicated to the production of fuel for four 700 MWe pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWRs) under construction by Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd (NPCIL): two at Rawatbhata (Rajasthan units 7 and 8) and two in Gujarat state (Kakrapar units 3 and 4). R N Jayaraj, NFC's CEO, said that the fuel plant had already been approved by the Department of Atomic Energy and the pre-project sanction had been obtained from the government. The 500-tonne capacity fuel fabrication plant is expected to be completed by 2014, while the Rajasthan and Kakrapar units are scheduled for commissioning in 2014-15, he said. NFC's fabrication plant in Hyderabad currently has the capacity to meet fuel demand from India's 15 operating nuclear power reactors (with a total capacity of 4120 MWe), and future demand from three units nearing commissioning. Jayaraj noted that NPCIL plans to construct four further 700 MWe PHWRs after 2014 and NFC will then "have to decide either to expand in Rajasthan itself or create another new facility elsewhere" to meet the increased demand. Each reactor is estimated to need at least 125 tonnes of fuel annually. Posted Oct 19 2009, 07:05 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: India, pwr, NPCIL, pressurised water reactors, Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd, India's Nuclear Fuel Complex, nfc, phwr, pressurized heavy water reactor

• Rajasthan units operating by January

  [New Kerala/IANS, 8 October] The fifth and sixth units at India's Rajasthan nuclear power plant are both expected to be fully operating by January, according to SK Jain, chairman of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL). In a press interview, Jain said that he was hoping for approvals from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) this month that would clear the way for unit 5 to start operating by early November, followed by unit 6 in January 2010. Both the units will come under the IAEA's India-specific safeguards that will allow it to qualify for imported fuel. Jain also said that two Russian-designed units being built at Kudankulam would be commissioned in 2010, with work on the third and fourth units at the site likely to start by "year end". Necessary approvals for groundwork to start on the six-reactor plant to be built by French company Areva at Jaitapur in Maharashtra are likely to be granted shortly afterwards, he said. Posted Oct 08 2009, 10:34 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: IAEA, Russia, India, NPCIL, rajastan, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd

• Indian sites confirmed for US reactors

  India 's cabinet has confirmed two coastal sites as being reserved for nuclear power parks of up to eight US-origin reactors each. These are at Mithi Virdi in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat state, and Kovada in Andhra Pradesh. The move was welcomed by the US-India Business Council (USIBC). Ron Somers, president of the USIBC, said: "Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat are both excellent locations. They have people who appreciate the benefits of reliable electricity supplies, and abundant human talent to erect and maintain these state-of-the-art facilities." However, the USIBC noted that "a few important steps still remain to enable full participation" by both US and Indian private sector companies. These include India's bringing into force the India-specific International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards agreement and the country's adoption of a nuclear liability law. GE Hitachi and Westinghouse are in the frame to provide a number of their ABWR or AP1000 reactors on each site. The Indian government has already confirmed that Jaitapur in Maharashtra state is reserved for six French EPR units, while Haripur in West Bengal will house up to eight Russian VVER units. Posted Sep 30 2009, 11:26 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: India, agreement, U.S., Sites, cooperation, nuclear, deal

• Partnership for Indian construction

  A partnership has been formed with the aim of taking part in Indian new-build construction work by Hindustan Construction Co (HCC) and Amec of the UK. It could "catapult India to the cutting edge of nucelar power." Posted Sep 30 2009, 11:03 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: UK, India, construction, nuclear, partnership, hindustan

• Think big, India

  India could have 470 GWe of nuclear capacity by 2050 if it thinks big and manages its program correctly, said the country's prime minister, Manmohan Singh, to a conference today. Posted Sep 29 2009, 10:56 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plants, India, forecast, cooperation, growth, accord

• Thorium-based exports coming from India

  India has announced intentions to export power reactors to other nations and is developing an advanced design for that purpose. Posted Sep 17 2009, 10:27 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: India, Reactors, Thorium, exports, design, advanced