Central government approves setting up of 12 nuclear power projects

The central government has accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for the construction of 12 nuclear power reactors in the country. Of these, 10 will be indigenous pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs) with a capacity of 700 MW each and the remaining two will be light water reactors (LWRs). The PHWRs will be set up in fleet mode and the LWRs will be established in cooperation with the Russain Federation.