Mr Praful Patel minister of heavy industries and public enterprises informed the Lok Sabha that Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited can meet the requirement of the country of reactors for the atomic power projects being developed by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd with indigenous reactor technology.

BHEL has manufactured and supplied certain Nuclear Reactor components like Steam Generators, Reactor Headers, end shields to NPCIL for their 220 MW and 540 MW reactors based on Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor Technology. BHEL can consider supplying reactors for Atomic Power projects based on indigenous reactor technology if NPCIL gives complete technical knowhow since the indigenous reactor technology is developed by NPCIL.

NPCIL has developed designs for indigenous reactors for their 220 MW, 540 MW and 700 MW ratings Nuclear Power Pants based on Pressurized Heavy water Reactor technology. As per NPCIL Program, around 20 Units of 700 MW have been planned, out of which 4 units are under construction. BHEL is supplying Steam Generators for 2 units and Reactor Header assembly for 4 units.

BHEL is currently augmenting its manufacturing facilities from 15,000 MW pa to 20,000 MW pa As a part of this initiatives, Trichy unit of BHEL has established its manufacturing capability for supply of Reactor side equipment like Steam Generator and Pressure Vessels.

BHEL’s contribution to country’s Nuclear Power capacity is around 67%. BHEL has supplied 10 Nos. Steam Generators and 12 Numbers. Steam Turbine Generator sets alongwith associated auxiliaries. Further, 7 Units totaling to 5300 MW Nuclear Power Projects are under construction wherein BHEL is supplying Steam Generators for 1400 MW and Steam Turbine Generator sets for 1900 MW. It is also undertaking erection and commissioning of conventional Island for all the 5 Units including 1000 MW sets being supplied by Russians under bilateral agreement with Russia.