Status of Nuclear Power Plant and their Site Selection Criteria in India

Abstract

India suffers from a severe shortage of electricity generation capacity. According to the World Bank, roughly 40 percent of residences in India are without electricity. Per capita energy consumption in India is less than 500 kgoe, compared to the global average of nearly 1,800 kgoe India has recently established a civil nuclear cooperation deal with the United States. The U.S.- India Civil Nuclear Energy Cooperation deal signed in July 2005, also known as the 123 Agreement, allows for civil nuclear trade between the U.S. and India with the goal of increasing India’s installed nuclear power generation capacity. In light of the deal, the Indian government has set its nuclear generation target at 40,000 MW by 2020. After this deal Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) looking for new site to develop Nuclear Power Plants (NPP) in the country.