September 07, 2008

Indian government approves setting up of nuclear power plants

Mr Prithviraj Chavan union minister of state in the PMO said that the in principle approval has been accorded by union government for the coastal sites at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu and Jaitapur in Maharashtra, for setting up of 2x1000 MW nuclear power reactors each.

Further, the site selection committee constituted by union government has evaluated the potential of coastal sites in Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Orissa and West Bengal for setting up of future nuclear power reactors. However, no decision has been taken.

It is noted that union government has been exploring international cooperation in the civilian nuclear energy sector with all potential partners.