India wants to triple nuclear energy production and in various technological directions
India aims to triple its nuclear power generation capacity by 2030 from around 7.5 GW today, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Chairman Ajit Kumar Mohanty announced at the first nuclear power summit. nuclear energy held in Brussels. A notable investment and, above all, made in times that in Europe, frankly, seem unrealistic to us.
Our goal is for nuclear power to have a significant share in India's electricity mix by 2047, when India celebrates 100 years of independence,” he said, underlining the country's commitment to achieving net-zero emissions zero by 2070.
India has initiated initiatives to increase the share of nuclear power capacity. The growth of India's nuclear program is indispensable to achieve the twin objectives of energy security and sustainable development,” Mohanty said.
Recently, India added two indigenously designed 700 MW pressurized heavy water reactors at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project in Gujarat, while nine more reactors are under construction. Furthermore, the Government has approved the installation of 10 reactors of this type in bulk, with the potential to significantly increase its energy generation capacity based on internal technologies.
“Recently, in a historic milestone marking the entry into the second vital phase of our three-stage nuclear power program, the 'core loading' of our first indigenous fast neutron reactor (500 MWe) took place. We are also evaluating steps to develop small modular reactors. This is a testament to India's scientific and engineering capability,” he explained.
The AEC chief underlined India's commitment to full international civil nuclear cooperation for the country's development needs, engaging in discussions with foreign companies to further expand the nuclear power programme.
Not only that: India is not satisfied with developing normal enriched uranium nuclear energy sources: there is already a prototype of an atrium-plutonium reactor, small in size, but which promises to open a new, completely different path for the generation of nuclear energy from fission.
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