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Sending a strong signal on continuance of its nuclear program despite the Fukushima accident, India today began construction of its 25th atomic power plant and announced to build four more indigenous 700 MW units than planned earlier.

The first pour of concrete for the 700 MW indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor, the seventh nuclear plant at the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station took place in this bustling Rajasthan township about 65 kilometers from Kota.

The construction of this plant was scheduled to start in March but was put off pending safety review in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear accident.

 

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India setting up five nuclear energy parks of 10,000 MW each
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India is setting up five nuclear energy parks each having a potential of producing 10,000 MW in the country and the reactors were built in technical cooperation with other countries of evolutionary design based on extensive experience of operation, the Rajya Sabha was informed Friday.
In written replies, Minister of State for Prime Ministers's Office V Narayanasamy said that these nuclear parks are to be located in Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, Kovvada in Andhra Pradesh, Haripur in West Bengal, Jaitapur in Maharashtra and Chhaya Mithi Virdi in Gujarat. Environmental impact of nuclear power stations were continuously being monitored.For plants located at coastal sites viz Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu and Tarapur in Maharashtra thermal ecology and bio-diversity of marine environment were also being monitored and there had been no evidence of any adverse effect on environment of these coastal locations due to operation of nuclear plants, the Minister said.