Nuclear Power of India

In India nuclear power is fourth largest source of electricity which come after thermal , hydroectric and renewal source. In India we have 6 functional nuclear plants naming Kaiga in karnataka, Kakrapar in gujarat, Kalpakkam inTamil Nadu , Narora in Uttar Pradesh , Rawatbhata in Rajasthan and Tarapur in Maharashtra, and 5 under consturction which are Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu , Kalpakkam in Tamilnadu , Kakrapar in Gujarat , Rawatbhata in Rajasthan , Banswara in Rajasthan. Totalling 20 nuclear reactors functional and 8 nuclear reactors under constructions at different plants.The functional plants are producing 4,780 mw of electricity where as with all plants been funtional the total power generation will be 7500mw. India has targeted to generate power output of 64000mw by 2032, and we hope that will be achieved in the desired period if political parties do not play game with people sentiments to oppose the plans..

The uranium fuel which is used in these reactor is majorly imported from russia . India has also signed various nuclear deals with several countries to strengthen the nuclear power of our country which includes France, the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. India has also uranium supply agreements with Russia, Mongolia,Kazakhstan, Argentina and Namibia. An Indian private company won a uranium exploration contract in Niger. Thank god pakistan is not in the list. India stands 9th in the world in terms of number of operational nuclear power reactors.

Nuclear power plants

Currently, twenty nuclear power reactors produce 4,780.00 MW (2.9% of total installed base).

Power station	Operator	State	Type	Units	Total capacity (MW)
Kaiga	NPCIL	Karnataka	PHWR	220 x 4	880
Kakrapar	NPCIL	Gujarat	PHWR	220 x 2	440
Kalpakkam	NPCIL	Tamil Nadu	PHWR	220 x 2	440
Narora	NPCIL	Uttar Pradesh	PHWR	220 x 2	440
Rawatbhata	NPCIL	Rajasthan	PHWR	100 x 1 200 x 1 220 x 4	1180
Tarapur	NPCIL	Maharashtra	BWR (PHWR)	160 x 2 540 x 2	1400
			Total	20	4780

The projects under construction are:

Power station	Operator	State	Type	Units	Total capacity (MW)
Kudankulam	NPCIL	Tamil Nadu	VVER-1000	1000 x 2	2000
Kalpakkam	NPCIL	Tamil Nadu	PFBR	500 x 1	500
Kakrapar	NPCIL	Gujarat	PHWR	700 x 2	1400
Rawatbhata	NPCIL	Rajasthan	PHWR	700 x 2	1400
Banswara	NPCIL	Rajasthan	PHWR	700 x 2	1400
			Total	8	6700

Building nuclear plants was never been easy for the government.

Environmentalists, local farmers and fishermen have been protesting for months over the planned six-reactor nuclear power complex on the plains of Jaitapur, 420km south of Mumbai. If built, it would be one of the world's largest nuclear power complexes. Protests have escalated in the wake of Japan's Fukushima I nuclear accidents. But if we are looking forward for the well being of humanity and growth to compete with developed countries these steps are to be taken. Electricity demand in India is increasing rapidly, and the 830 billion kilowatt hours produced in 2008 was triple the 1990 output, though still represented only some 700 kWh per capita for the year. With huge transmission losses, this resulted in only 591 billion kWh consumption. Coal provides 68% of the electricity at present, but reserves are limited. Gas provides 8%, hydro 14%. The per capita electricity consumption figure is expected to double by 2020, with 6.3% annual growth, and reach 5000-6000 kWh by 2050.

Nuclear Weapons of India:India's first nuclear test occurred on 18 May 1974. Since then India has conducted another series of tests at the Pokhran test range in the state of Rajasthan in 1998. India has an extensive civil and military nuclear program

Name	Class	Range	Payload	Status
Agni-I	SRBM	700 km	1,000 kg	Operational
Agni-II	MRBM	2,200 km	500 kg - 1,000 kg	Operational
Agni-II Prime	MRBM	2,750 km - 3,000 km	500 kg - 1,500 kg	Under Development
Agni-III	IRBM	3,500 km	2,490 kg	Under induction
Agni-V	ICBM	5,000 km - 6,000 km	3,000 kg+	Under Development
Surya-I	ICBM	5,200 km - 11,600 km	700 kg - 1,400 kg	Under Development
Dhanush	SRBM	350 km	500 kg	Operational
Nirbhay	Subsonic Cruise Missile	1,000 km	?	Under Development
Brahmos	Supersonic Cruise Missile	290 km	300 kg	Operational
P-70 Ametist	Anti-shipping Missile	65 km	530 kg	Operational
P-270 Moskit	Supersonic Cruise Missile	120 km	320 kg	Operational
Popeye	ASM	78 km	340 kg	Operational
Prithvi-I	SRBM	150 km	1000 kg	Operational
Prithvi-II	SRBM	250 km	500 kg	Operational
Prithvi-III	SRBM	350 km	500 kg	Operational
Sagarika (missile)	SLBM	700 km - 2,200 km	150 kg - 1000 kg	Under Development
Shaurya	TBM	700 km - 2,200 km	150 kg - 1,000 kg	Under Development

Advantages of nuclear power

1. The biggest  nuclear power advantages are that it is relatively cheap (unless you count the bills from disasters) and very powerful too. If we compare nuclear energy to thermal energy, nuclear energy actually is vastly safer on issues like pollution and safety.
2. We do need energy. Most of our country doesn’t have enough electricity. We are not at a stage where we can afford to create a fuss over an industry which so far hasn’t resulted in a single fatalty in our country and has an overall fatalty rate less than others. The more electricity we can generate, the more we can save our perishable  sources of energy. This means a lot in a country where our petrol price is almost 4 times that in Pakistan. It can mean the difference between life and death to many.
3. Nuclear Weapons can defend your country if being attacked

Frankly, I don’t think we can afford to not pursue nuclear energy in India. Not with our energy situation as it is .  The political people play with common man sentiment and misinterpret them againt this energy. Every thing has its pros and cons so of nuclear energy as well.

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