Overview of Indian FBR Programme
P.ChellapandiDirector,
Reactor
Design
GroupIndira
Gandhi
Centre
for
Atomic
Research,
KalpakkamInternational
Workshop
on
‘Prevention
and
Mitigation
of
Severe
Accidents
in
SFR’,
Tsuruga,
Japan,
11
‐
13
June
2012
Role of Nuclear for Energy Security of Nation
(BTCE)
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Indicesofsocioeconomicdevelopmentlikeliteracy,longevity,GDPandhumandevelopmentaredirectlydependentupontheper capitaenergyconsumptionofacountry.
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P e r C a i t a G e n e r a t i o n k W h
India’s Nuclear Roadmap
•India has indigenous nuclear power program (4780 MW out of 20 reactors) andexpects to have 20,000 MWe nuclear capacity on line by 2020 and 63,000 MWe by2032.•
Foreign technology and fuel are expected to enhance India's nuclear power plans considerably. All plants will have high indigenous engineering content.
•India has a vision of becoming a world leader in nuclear technology due to itsexpertise in fast reactors and thorium fuel cycle.
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Nuclear Power CapacityProjection (in MWe)
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PHWRs from indigenous Uranium
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PHWRs from imported Uranium
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Imported LWR to the max. extent of 40 GW(e)
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PHWRs from spent enrichedUfrom LWRs(
undersafeguard)
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FBRs from reprocessed Pu and U from PHWR
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FBRs from reprocessed Pu and U from LWR
(undersafeguard)
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U-233-Thorium Thermal / Fast Reactors