1840 MW nuke power generated after Indo-US nuclear deal.

The Indo-US nuclear deal has led to generation of 1840 MW nuclear power from imported fuel for the country's reactors, the government recently said.

'Currently, of the 4680 MW capacity in commercial operation, 1840 MW is generated by using imported fuel. With availability of imported fuel, the fuel demand-supply gap is also reduced, thus making it possible to start commercial operation of three reactors namely Rajasthan Atomic Power Stations units 5 and 6 (2 x 220 MW) and Kaiga unit 4 (220 MW) in Karnataka, which led to additional nuclear power generation in the country,' said Jitendra Singh, Minister of State for Department of Atomic Energy.

In a written reply to a question by BJP MP Chintaman Vanga, he said prior to the fruition of international cooperation, only capacity of 320 MW from Tarapur Atomic Power Stations units 1 and 2 was fuelled by imported fuel.

The conclusion of international agreements in 2008 has enabled import of fuel for additional nuclear power reactors placed under IAEA agreements.


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