List of Nuclear Power/Research Plants/Reactors in India

Power Plants:
Total Installed capacity of Nuclear Power in India – 3900 Mwe
Capacity of Plants under construction total – 2800 MWe

All these Power Plants and the Nuclear Reactors are Operated by NPCIL – Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited

Kaiga – 1 – Karnataka – started in 2000 – PWHR, 220 MWe
Kaiga – 2 – Karnataka – started in 1999 – PWHR, 220 MWe
Kaiga – 3 – Karnataka – PWHR, 220 MWe (Under Construction)
Kaiga – 4 – Karnataka – PWHR, 220 MWe (Under Construction)

Rajasthan Atomic Power Station – Rawatbhata
Rajasthan – 1 – Rajasthan – started in 1972 – PWHR, 100 Mwe
Rajasthan – 2 – Rajasthan – started in 1980 – PWHR, 200 Mwe
Rajasthan – 3 – Rajasthan – started in 2000 – PWHR, 220 Mwe
Rajasthan – 4 – Rajasthan – started in 2000 – PWHR, 220 Mwe
Rajasthan – 5 – Rajasthan – PWHR, 220 Mwe (Under Construction)
Rajasthan – 6 – Rajasthan -PWHR, 220 Mwe (Under Construction)

Kakrapar Atomic Power Station – Kakrapar
Kakrapar – 1 – Gujarat – started in 1992 – PWHR, 220Mwe
Kakrapar – 2 – Gujarat – started in 1995 – PWHR, 220Mwe

Madras Atomic Power Station – MAPS – Kalpakkam
Kalpakkam – 1 – Tamil Nadu – started in 1983 – PWHR, 220 MWe
Kalpakkam – 2 – Tamil Nadu – started in 1985 – PWHR, 220 MWe

Narora Atomic Power Station – Narora
Narora – 1 – Uttar Pradesh – started in 1989 – PWHR, 220 MWe
Narora -2 – Uttar Pradesh – started in 1992 – PWHR, 220 MWe

Tarapur Atomic Power Station – TAPS – in Tarapur
Tarapur – 1 – Maharashtra – started in 1969 – BHR, 160 MWe
Tarapur – 2 – Maharashtra – started in 1969 – BHR, 160 MWe
Tarapur – 3 – Maharashtra – started in 2006 – PWHR, 540 MWe
Tarapur – 4 – Maharashtra – started in 2005 – PWHR, 540 MWe

Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant
Kudankulam – 1 – Tamil Nadu – VVER, 1000 MWe (Under Construction)
Kudankulam – 2 – Tamil Nadu – VVER, 1000 MWe (Under Construction)

Research Reactors:
IGCAR – Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research – Kalpakkam

• Fast Breed Test Reactor
• KAMINI Test Reactor
• 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (under construction)

Bhabha Atomic Research Center – BARC – Trombay

• CIRUS Reactor
• Dhruva Reactor
• Apsara Reactor

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