The current installed nuclear power capacity in the country is 4780 MW comprising twenty nuclear power reactors.
There are seven nuclear power reactors, with a capacity of 5300 MW, under construction. The details are as follows:
| Project
|
Location & State | Capacity (MW) |
| Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project Units 1&2 | Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu | 2X1000 |
| Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor | Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu | 500 |
| Kakrapar Atomic Power Project Units 3&4 | Kakrapar, Gujarat | 2X700 |
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Project Units 7&8 | Rawatbhata, Rajasthan | 2X700 |
The XII Five Year Plan proposals envisage start of work on 19 nuclear power reactors with a capacity of 17400 MW. The details are:
| Project | Location | Reactor Type | Capacity (MW) |
| Indigenous Reactors | |||
| Gorakhpur, Units 1&2 | Gorakhpur, Haryana | PHWR | 2X700 |
| Chutka, Units 1&2 | Chutka, Madhya Pradesh | PHWR | 2X700 |
| Kaiga, Units 5&6 | Kaiga, Karnataka | PHWR | 2X700 |
| Mahi Banswara, Units 1&2 | Mahi Banswara, Rajasthan | PHWR | 2X700 |
| Fast Breeder Reactor, Units 1&2 | Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu | FBR | 2X500 |
| Advanced Heavy Water Reactor | Site to be decided | AHWR | 300 |
| LWRS with International cooperation | |||
| Kudankulam Units 3&4 | Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu | LWR | 2X1000 |
| Jaitapur Units 1&2 | Jaitapur, Maharashtra | LWR | 2X1650 |
| Chhaya Mithi Virdi Units 1&2 | Chhaya Mithi Virdi, Gujarat | LWR | 2X1100 |
| Kovvadda Units 1&2 | Kovvada, Andhra Pradesh | LWR | 2X1500 |
Safety is accorded utmost importance in all phases of nuclear power plants from siting, design, construction, commissioning, operation & maintenance and eventual decommissioning. The standards of safety followed in India are consistent with the best practices followed in the world. The nuclear power plant sites are evaluated in accordance with the criteria as laid down in the regulatory codes. The nuclear power plants are designed using defence-in-depth approach based on well defined principles of redundancy and diversity. The construction is carried out to meet the highest safety and quality standards. The operation of nuclear power plants is carried out in accordance with laid down procedures approved by the regulatory authority by trained personnel duly licensed by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB). There is a robust regulatory mechanism in place for enforcement of safety in all activities right from initial siting to decommissioning of nuclear power plants.
The above information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and in the Prime Minister’s Office, Shri V. Narayanasamy to the Parliament.