Govt. approves installation of 10 nuclear reactors

Category : National Published on: April 08 2023

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The government has given approval for installation of ten nuclear reactors in the country.
The nuclear reactors will be set up in Karnataka, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
The reactors will be installed in Kaiga in Karnataka, Chutka in Madhya Pradesh, Mahi Banswara in Rajasthan and Gorakhpur in Haryana.
The government has amended the Atomic Energy Act in 2015 to enable the joint ventures of NPCIL with public sector enterprises to set up nuclear power projects.
These reactors are planned to be set up in ‘fleet mode’ progressively by the year 2031 at a cost of Rs. 1,05,000 crores.