Editorials Flashcards
Significance of Nuclear Energy in India
Fifth largest source of electricity for India .
Contributes about 3% of the total electricity generation in the country .
22 nuclear reactors in 7 power plants across the country which produces 6780MW of nuclear power .
18 reactors are Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) and 4 are Light Water Reactors (LWRs) .
Nuclear Energy Developments in India
Join Ventures with Public sector Undertakings(PSUs) : to enhance India’s nuclear program .
Expansion of Nuclear Installations : now promoting its expansion to other parts of the country .Example , the upcoming nuclear power plant in Gorakhpur town of Haryana .
India’s Indigenous Move : The world’s first thorium-based nuclear plant , ‘‘Bhavni” , using Uranium -233 , is being set up at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu . This plant will be entirely indigenous and will be the first of its kind .
