PTI reports that the implementing arm of the Department of Atomic Energy, has plans to construct six new Fast Breeder Reactors over the next 15 years, a senior official said today. India first 500-MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, around 70 km from Chennai, being set up by BHAVINI, is expected to become operational in March or April 2016, Chairman and Managing Director of Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI), P Chellapandi, said. Speaking to reporters on sidelines of an International Conference, organised by Nuclear Fuel Complex here, Chellapandi said that they are planning two more reactors.
After one year of successful operation of this PFBR, they will then seek government sanction for construction of two more 600 MW reactors at Kalpakkam. With the two proposed 600 MWs, they are optimizing and constructing higher power with same costs, he said. Afterwards, they have to select new locations for four more units. The site selection committee is choosing some places and are studying suitable size. Immediate vision is to construct two FBRs at Kalpakkam and four more beyond 2030.
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