Summary
The Chutka Nuclear Power Plant is a proposed nuclear power plant to be built on a 1,200 acres (490 ha) area, near Chutka Village of Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh.[1][2] The site is near Kanha National Park, one of the tiger reserves of India and the largest national park of Madhya Pradesh state in India.
| Chutka Nuclear Power Plant | |
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| Country | India |
| Location | Chutka Village, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh |
| Coordinates | 22°46′50″N 80°05′23″E / 22.78056°N 80.08972°E |
| Status | Proposed |
| Construction cost | ₹25,000 crore (US$3.1 billion) |
| Owner(s) | NPCIL, NTPC |
| Operator(s) | NPCIL, NTPC |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactor type | IPHWR-700 |
| Reactor supplier | NPCIL/BARC |
| Cooling source | Bargi Dam Reservoir, Narmada River |
| Power generation | |
| Units planned | 2 x 700 MW |
The project will have an installed capacity of 1400 megawatts (MW).
History edit
After the government allotted 42 acres (17 ha) of land for the project, the Chutka, Tatighat, Kunda, Bhaliwara and Patha villagers decided to start an indefinite agitation from 25 October 2015. Most of them were displaced by the Bargi Dam in 1984. Meanwhile, within the 30-kilometre radius (19 mi) of the site, a survey was completed in the 2,828 square kilometres (1,092 sq mi) area, which is almost 60% covered with water, the remaining barren land and a small area of cultivated land with poor soil conditions. The survey was started in December 2012.[3]
Design and specification edit
The proposed 700 MW IPHWR-700 reactors are indigenous and similar to the ones currently under construction in Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPP-3 &4) and Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPP-7 & 8).
Cost and economics edit
The plant is jointly built by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India and National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, the project is estimated to cost ₹25,000 crore (US$3.1 billion). The project is a part of the fleet mode reactor program of the Government of India under which 10 indigenous IPHWR-700 reactors are being built. The construction will start in 2024 and is planned to be competed within 4-5 year.[4][5]
Units edit
| Phase | Unit No. |
Reactor | Status | Capacity in MWe | Construction start | First criticality | Grid Connection | Commercial operation | Closure | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type | Model | Net | Gross | |||||||||
| I | 1 | PHWR | IPHWR-700 | Planned | 630 | 700 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 | PHWR | IPHWR-700 | Planned | 630 | 700 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "NPCIL proposes 1,400 MW nuclear plant in Mandla". The Times of India. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ MP okays 42-acre land for Chutka nuclear project. Business Standard. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ Chutka nuclear power project: Villagers threaten to launch agitation. Hindustan Times. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
- ^ "India to get 7,000 MW from nuclear power by 2031 as govt grants bulk approval to reactors". Moneycontrol. 6 April 2023.
- ^ "The Government today informed that it has given bulk approval for the installation of ten nuclear reactors". PIB (Press release). 5 April 2023.