Chutka Nuclear Power Plant

The Chutka Nuclear Power Plant is a proposed nuclear power plant to be built on a 1,200 acres (490 ha) area, near Chutka Village of Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh.[1][2] The site is near Kanha National Park, one of the tiger reserves of India and the largest national park of Madhya Pradesh state in India.

Chutka Nuclear Power Plant
CountryIndia
LocationChutka Village, Mandla district, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates22°46′50″N 80°05′23″E
StatusProposed
Construction cost₹17,000 crore (US$2.38 billion)
Owner(s)Nuclear Power Corporation of India
Nuclear power station
Reactor typePHWR
Cooling sourceNarmada River
Power generation
Units planned2 x 700 MW

The project will have an installed capacity of 1400 Megawatt.

History

After the government allotted 42 acres (17 ha) of land for the project, the Chutka, Tatighat, Kunda, Bhaliwara and Patha villagers decided to start an indefinite agitation from 25 October 2015. Most of them were displaced by the Bargi Dam in 1984. Meanwhile, within the 30-kilometre radius of the site, a survey was completed in the 2,828 square kilometres (1,092 sq mi) area, which is almost 60% covered with water, the remaining barren land and a small area of cultivated land with poor soil conditions. The survey was started in December 2012.[3]

Design and specification

The proposed 700 MW PHWR reactors are indigenous and similar to the ones currently under construction in Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPP-3 &4) and Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPP-7 & 8).

Cost and economics

Being built by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India, the project is estimated to cost ₹ 17,000 Crore (US$ 2.56 billions) as of January 2014.

See also

References
  1. "NPCIL proposes 1,400 MW nuclear plant in Mandla". The Times of India. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  2. MP okays 42-acre land for Chutka nuclear project. Business Standard. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
  3. Chutka nuclear power project: Villagers threaten to launch agitation. Hindustan Times. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.
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