Qa'da 04, 1431, Oct 12 (SPA) -- India has drawn up an ambitious plan to reach a nuclear power capacity of 63,000 MW in 2032 by setting up of 16 indigenous Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR) each, including ten based on reprocessed uranium, said a top Nuclear Power Corporation Limited (NPCIL) official on Monday "Out of the total target of 63,000 MW, about 40,000 MW will be generated through Light Water Reactors (LWR) with international cooperation," NPCIL Chairman and Managing Director S. K. Jain was quoted as saying by the Press Trust of India. He stated this at the second International Conference on Asian Nuclear Prospects (ANUP-2010) organised by the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) in association with the Indian Nuclear Society and International Atomic Agency at Mamallapuram, in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, about 50 km from here. He also said India would export 220 MW, 540 MW and 700 MW PHWRs by 2032. Beyond 2032, large capacity addition would be taken up by setting up metallic fuel FBRs and introduction of reactors based on thorium 232 and uranium 233 fuel cycle. Currently, India was in a position for setting up its export model 220 MW PHWR in friendly countries, he said.
