NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION OF INDIA LTD.

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is a government-owned

corporation of India based in Mumbai.
NPCIL is administered by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), part of the Ministry
of Science and Technology.
NPCIL was created in September 1987 as public limited company under the
Companies Act 1956, "with the objective of undertaking the design, construction,
operation and maintenance of the atomic power stations for generation of electricity in
pursuance of the schemes and programmes of the Government of India under the
provision of the Atomic Energy Act 1962." All nuclear power plants operated by the
company are certified for ISO-14001 (Environment Management System).
NPCIL is responsible for design, construction, commissioning and operation of nuclear
power reactors. Atomic Energy Act, 1962. NPCIL has also equity participation in
BHAVINI, an organization formed for implementation for Fast Breeder Reactors
programme in the country.

ENERGY REQUIRMENT

Electrical energy is the basic need for

development of every Country.
Unavailability of energy leads to: a. Poverty b.
Poor Health c. Reduced educational attainment

Key Issues of NPCIL

A) India faces many acute challenges of energy development, which has caused the countrys
leaders to consider Indias indigenous energy sources and how it can increase energy supply to
better meet the exponentially expanding energy demand.
B) Given this demand, India has chosen to pursue nuclear energy as a source of energy, and
is planning a rapid expansion of the nuclear power sector in the coming decades.
C) Green scenarios (solar, nuclear, or a combination) should be considered.
D) Development deficits and lack of sufficient energy are also issues that can create their own
security problems over time.
E) India has chosen to develop a closed fuel cycle because of its limited domestic sources of
uranium.

Stakeholders

Government

Farmers

Environmentalists

Atomic Energy Regulatory Board

Regulatory issues

In the United States, the complaint of the

nuclear industry is that the process for the
approval of new reactor designs is laborious,
expensive, and sometimes done with criteria
that reflects older knowledge than the latest
developments in the industry.
In India, the hurdles start sooner in that the
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) is not
a body independent of the chain of command of
those it regulates.

Legal issues

There is a small legal problem (for the tie-up

between NTPC and Nuclear Power Corporation
of India). Under the Atomic Energy Act,
activities in the nuclear field are exclusively
limited to the Government of India and PSUs
owned by the GOI.

Recommendation

The first stage of commercially successful nuclear power programme

has indicated that country has command on the technology through
its own R&D base built since the beginning of establishing
Department of Atomic Energy. On this strength it could withstand the
technology denial regime for years. The second stage (Fast Breeder
Reactor) programme has been initiated. Given the scientific and
technological capability demonstrated so far, the technology required
for optimizing the second stage programme and launching the third
stage programme can be developed to assure long term energy
security at the desired capacity.

References

https://www.nap.edu/read/18412/chapter/9#127

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_India

http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/ntpc-npcil-jointventure-facing-issues-114061000945_1.html
http://www.firstpost.com/india/the-problems-with-indias-atomic-energyexpansion-a-critique-by-a-nuclear-energy-evangelist-2566490.html

https://www.nap.edu/read/18412/chapter/9

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12046-013-0187-4

http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/countryprofiles/countries-g-n/india.aspx
http://www.npcil.nic.in/pdf/CMD_paper_07dec2010.pdf