Nuclear Power Stations & Heavy Water Plants

Nuclear Power Stations

Nuclear Power StationLocationUnitsCapacity
1 TarapurMaharashtra41400 MWe
2 KalpakkamTamil Nadu2440 MWe
3 RawatbhataKota, Rajasthan61180 MWe
4 Narora Uttar Pradesh2440 MWe
5 KaigaKarnataka4880 MWe
6 KakraparGujarat2440 MWe
7 KudankulamTamil Nadu2*2000 MWe
Of the 7 Atomic Power Stations Tarapur is the oldest and the biggest. Only Tarapur has 2 Boiling Water Reactors, all others have Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors

Nuclear Power Plants coming up

In addition to the above, nuclear power plants at the following places are in various stages of construction or have been granted in-principle approval by the Govt.

#PlaceState
1.GorakhpurHaryana
2.ChutkaMadhya Pradesh
3.Mahi BanswaraRajashtan
4.BhimpurMadhya Pradesh
5.JaitapurMaharashtra
6.KovvadaAndhra Pradesh
7.Chhaya Mithi VirdiGujarat
8.HaripurWest Bengal

Heavy Water Plants in India

#Heavy Water PlantState
1.Heavy Water Plant, BarodaGujarat
2.Heavy Water Plant, HaziraGujarat
3.Heavy Water Plant, KotaRajashtan
4.Heavy Water Plant, ManuguruAndhra Pradesh
5.Heavy Water Plant, TalcherOdisha
6.Heavy Water Plant, ThalMaharashtra
7.Heavy Water Plant, TuticorinTamilnadu

Institutions under the Department of Atomic Energy

#InstitutionLocation
1.Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR)Mumbai
2.Tata Memorial Centre (TMC)Mumbai
3.Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics (SINP)Kolkata
4.Institute of Physics (IoP)Bhubaneswar
5.Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc)Chennai
6.Harish Chandra Research Institute (HRI)Allahabad
7.Institute for Plasma Research (IPR)Gandhinagar
8.National Institute of Science, Education and Research (NISER)Bhubaneswar
9.Atomic Energy Education Society (AEES)Mumbai