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India: Update on Nuclear Power Program
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India has three operating powertwo US-supplied units at Tarapuc and the first unit at Rajasthan which was built with Canadian assistance. The second Rajasthan unit was delayed when Canadian aid ceased after the Indian nuclear testut it probably will cosie on line in8 or Construction is nearing completion on'rfe units at Xalpakiean, near Madras. These reactors, the first to be built totally by India, are scheduled to become critical9ome tight years after construction commenced.
The two units of the Narora station are scheduled for criticality2ut based on the construction history of the Madras reactors, which also were modeled after the heavy-water-moderated, natural-uranium-fueled CANDUs, these new units under construction probably will not be operational within the time frame estimated by the Indian Government. The Department ot Atoaic Energy's budgetlsooken provisionifth nuclear powsr station. Although its location was not disclosed, it most likely will be sited in India's power-short Southern Electricitystates of Aodhra ide^h. Kerala, Karnataka. and Tamil Nadu.
Sources: Nuclear Engineering International,ttachment toF
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