Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant

Coordinates: 29°26′29″N 75°37′56″E Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant

The Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant or the Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (GHAVP) Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant is a proposed nuclear power plant to be built on a 560 hectares (1,400 acres) area west of Gorakhpur village of Fatehabad district of Haryana.[1][2]

The foundation stone of the 2800 Megawatt nuclear power plant was laid on 13 January 2014. The first phase of the project will have an installed capacity of 1400 MW and is expected to be completed by 2025 [3] The second phase will start after that which will double the capacity to 2800 MW. Wikimedia | © OpenStreetMap Location of Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant in Haryana Contents Country India History Location Gorakhpur village, Design and specification Fatehabad district, Haryana Cost and economics Coordinates 29°26′29″N 75°37′56″E See also Status Under Construction References Construction began 2014-15(Planned) Commission date 2025(Planned) History Construction cost ₹20,594 crore (US$2.89 billion) One year after laying the foundation stone, there was no reactor construction activity. NPCIL carried out Owner(s) Nuclear Power only certain pre-project activities on the land. There Corporation of India were problems with the Environment Court at Nuclear power station Kurukshetra and over the possession of 28 acres, as owners of the land refused to accept compensation and Reactor type IPHWR-700 to vacate the land. Officials said that the government Power generation was suffering a financial loss of Rs 7 to 8 crore per day for the delay of the project.[4] Units planned 4 x 700 MW Units under const. 1 x 700 MW On May 27, 2015, a police force evicted farmers living on a piece of land acquired by the NPCIL. Houses were razed, crops destroyed, and the farmers belongings and cattle carted away. In 2012, NPCIL acquired over 1,503 acres (608 ha) of land in Gorakhpur, Kajal Heri and Badopal for the setting up of nuclear power plant. The corporation had taken possession of the major part of land, but farmers owning 28 acres had refused the compensation and were not vacating the land.[5]

In March 2016, still only preparatory activities were made.[6]

NPCIL has started the procurement activities for this project. Recently BHEL was given order for supply of steam generators to this project.[7] Many reports have come out about foreign funded NGOs protesting against the power plant construction. Similar attempts were seen from vested interests to sabotage the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNP) in the past.[8]

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 The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Station (RAPP-7 & 8). Also, the reactor size and the design Singh addressing at the foundation features of 700 MW are similar to that of 540 MWe of Tarapur stone laying ceremony of the Atomic Power Station 3 & 4 Units, except that partial boiling of Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut the coolant is up to about 3% (nominal) at the coolant channel Pariyojana (Nuclear Power Project), [1] exit has been allowed. in Fatehabad, Haryana on January 13, 2014. The Governor of Haryana, Shri Jagannath Pahadia, the Chief Cost and economics Minister of Haryana, Shri Bhupinder Singh Hooda and the Union Minister Being built by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India, the for Social Justice & Empowerment, [1] project is estimated to cost ₹ 20,594 Crore as of January 2014. Kumari Selja are also seen.

See also

Nuclear power in India

References

1. "Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan sigh Lays Foundation Stone of 2800 MW Gorakhpur Haryana Anu Vidyut Pariyojana (Nuclear Power Project)" (http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx? relid=102476). Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2014. 2. Gorakhpur nuclear power plant makes headway (http://www.downtoearth.org.in/news/gorakhpur- nuclear-power-plant-makes-headway-39141). Down To Earth. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2016. 3. http://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=187056 4. Year on, construction yet to begin on Gorakhpur N-plant (http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/harya na/year-on-construction-yet-to-begin-on-gorakhpur-n-plant/28814.html). The Tribune Trust. 12 January 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016. 5. Police evict farmers from land for nuclear plant (http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/comm unity/police-evict-farmers-from-land-for-nuclear-plant/86187.html). The Tribune Trust. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016. 6. A 1400 Mwe Nuclear Power Project Coming at Gorakhpur in Haryana (http://energyinfrapost.com/ 2016/03/10/a-1400-mwe-nuclear-power-project-coming-at-gorakhpur-in-haryana/). EnergyInfraPost. 10 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016. 7. http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-cm/bhel-secures-order-worth-rs-736-crore-from- npcil-118031200485_1.html 8. "Foreign-funded NGOs try to stall Haryana nuclear plant" (https://www.sundayguardianlive.com/n ews/foreign-funded-ngos-try-stall-haryana-nuclear-plant).

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