Govt Accorded Approval For 10 Indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors Of 700 MW Capacity Each: Jitendra Singh

The government on Wednesday (5 March) informed the Parliament that it has given bulk approval for installation of ten nuclear reactors in the country.

In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha, Union Minister of State for Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh said that the ten indigenous nuclear reactors of 700 MW capacity each have been accorded the approval.

The nuclear reactors will be set up in Karnataka, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

The minister further said that the government amended the Atomic Energy Act in 2015 to enable the joint ventures of NPCIL with public sector enterprises to set up nuclear power projects.