• In recent years, the Government has accorded administrative approval and financial sanction for the construction of new nuclear power reactors

The details of these projects are given below:

Indigenous Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs)
Madhya Pradesh	Chutka
Karnataka	Kaiga
Rajasthan	Mahi Banswara
Haryana	Gorakhpur
Rajasthan	Mahi Banswara
Light Water Reactors (LWRs) to be set up in cooperation with Russian Federation
Tamil Nadu	Kudankulam

• Presently, two public sector companies of the Department of Atomic Energy, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI) are involved in nuclear power generation.
• There is no proposal under consideration at present to permit the non-Government sector in the area of nuclear power generation.
• However, the private sector participates in the nuclear power sector by providing core reactor components, equipment, materials etc.