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Tracking Nuclear Proliferation: A Guide in Maps and Charts, 1998, by Rodney W. Jones, Mark G. McDonough, Toby Dalton, and Gregory Koblentz

 

India: Nuclear Infrastructure



NAME/LOCATION
OF FACILITY

TYPE AND CAPACITY: GROSS DESIGN (NET) OUTPUT

COMPLETION OR TARGET DATE

IAEA SAFEGUARDS

POWER REACTORS: OPERATING

Tarapur 1 Light-water, LEU and MOX
210 (150) MWe.

1969

Yes
Tarapur 2 Light-water, LEU
210 (160) MWe.

1969

Yes
Rajasthan, RAPS-1
Kota
Heavy-water, natural U
220 (90) MWe.

1972

Yes
Rajasthan, RAPS-2
Kota
Heavy-water, natural U
220 (187) MWe.

1980

Yes
Madras, MAPS-1
Kalpakkam
Heavy-water, natural U
235 (170) MWe.

1983

No
Madras, MAPS-2
Kalpakkam
Heavy-water, natural U
235 (170) MWe.

1985

No
Narora 1 Heavy-water, natural U
235 (202) MWe.

1989

No
Narora 2 Heavy-water, natural U

235 (202) MWe.

1991

No
Kakrapar 1 Heavy-water, natural U

235 (170) MWe.

1992

No
Kakrapar 2 Heavy-water, natural U

235 (202) MWe.

1995

No

POWER REACTORS: UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Kaiga 1 Heavy-water, natural U

235 (202) MWe.

1998

No
Kaiga 2 Heavy-water, natural U

235 (202) MWe.

1998

No
Rajasthan, RAPP-3

Kota

Heavy-water, natural U

235 (202) MWe.

1999

No
Rajasthan, RAPP-4

Kota

Heavy-water, natural U

235 (202) MWe.

1999

No

POWER REACTORS: PLANNED AND PROPOSED

Tarapur 3 Heavy-water, natural U

500 (450) MWe.

2004

No
Tarapur 4 Heavy-water, natural U

500 (450) MWe.

-

No
Kaiga 3 Heavy-water, natural U

235 (202) MWe.

-

No
Kaiga 4 Heavy-water, natural U

235 (202) MWe.

-

No
Kaiga 5 Heavy-water, natural U

235 (202) MWe.

-

No
Kaiga 6 Heavy-water, natural U

235 (202) MWe.

-

No
Rajasthan, RAPP-5

Kota

Heavy-water, natural U

500 (450) MWe.

-

No
Rajasthan, RAPP-6

Kota

Heavy-water, natural U

500 (450) MWe.

-

No
Rajasthan, RAPP-7

Kota

Heavy-water, natural U

500 (450) MWe.

-

No
Rajasthan, RAPP-8

Kota

Heavy-water, natural U

500 (450) MWe.

-

No
Koodankulam 1 Russian VVER Light-water, LEU

1000 (953) MWe.

-

Yes
Koodankulam 2 Russian VVER Light-water, LEU

1000 (953) MWe.

-

Yes

RESEARCH REACTORS

Apsara

BARC, Trombay

Light-water, medium-enriched Uranium, pool type, 1 MWt.

1956

No
Cirus

BARC, Trombay

Heavy-water, natural U

40 MWt.

1960

No
Dhruva

BARC, Trombay

Heavy-water, natural U

100 MWt.

1985

No
Kamini

IGCAR, Kalpakkam

Uranium-233

30 KWt.

1996

No
Zerlina

BARC, Trombay

Heavy-water, variable fuel,

100 Wt, decommissioned.

1961

No
Purnima 1

BARC, Trombay

Fast neutron, critical assembly,

zero power, decommissioned.

1972

No
Purnima 2

BARC, Trombay

Uranium-233

.005 KWt, dismantled.

1984

No
Purnima 3

BARC, Trombay

Uranium-233.

-

No

BREEDER REACTORS

Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) IGCAR, Kalpakkam Plutonium and natural U

40 MWt.

1985

No
Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) IGCAR, Kalpakkam Mixed-oxide fuel,

500 MWe, planned.

2008

No

URANIUM ENRICHMENT

Trombay Pilot-scale ultracentrifuge plant; operating.

1985

No
Trombay Laser enrichment research site.

early 1980s

No
Rattehalli (Mysore) Pilot-scale ultracentrifuge plant; operating.

1990

No
Center for Advanced Technology, Indore Laser enrichment research site.

1993

No

REPROCESSING (PLUTONIUM EXTRACTION)

Trombay Medium-scale, 50 tHM/y operating.

1964/1985

No
Tarapur (Prefre) Large-scale, 100 (25) tHM/y

operating.

1977

Only when safeguarded fuel is present.
Kalpakkam Laboratory-scale, operating.

1985

No
Kalpakkam Large-scale, two lines, 100 tHM/y each; under construction

1998/2008

No

URANIUM PROCESSING

Rakh, Surda, Mosaboni Uranium recovery plant at copper concentrator; operating.   N/A (Not Applicable)
Jaduguda, Narwpahar, Bhatin Uranium mining and milling; operating   N/A
Hyderabad Uranium purification (UO2); operating.   No
Hyderabad Fuel fabrication; operating.   Partial
Trombay Uranium conversion (UF6); operating. Fuel fabrication.   No
Tarapur Mixed uranium-plutonium oxide (MOX) fuel fabrication; operating.   Only when safeguarded fuel is present.

HEAVY-WATER PRODUCTION

Trombay Pilot-scale; operational?  

-

Nangal 14 t/y; operating.

1962

-

Baroda 67 t/y; intermittent operation.

1980

-

Tuticorin 71 t/y; operating.

1978

-

Talcher phase 1 62 t/y; operating.

1980

-

Talcher phase 2 62 t/y; operating.

1980

-

Kota 100 t/y; operating.

1981

-

Thal-Vaishet 110 t/y; operating.

1991

-

Manuguru 185 t/y; operating, under expansion.

1991

-

Hazira 110 t/y; operating.

1991

-


 

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Tracking Nuclear Proliferation: A Guide in Maps and Charts, 1998