India, Dec. 4 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

Reactor

Cost Outlay (Rs Cr)

BSMR-200 (lead unit)

5960

SMR-55 (2 units)

7000

HTGCR (lead unit)

320

Design, engineering & development works (common to all)

800

There are 18 new reactors with a total capacity of 13.6 GW at various stages of implementation which are expected to be completed progressively by 2031-32. In addition, 20 indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR) of 700 MW each in two fleets of 10 reactors each (one at existing and approved sites and another at a new site) along with Light Water Reactors with foreign cooperation at existing sites are planned. Under the Nuclear Energy Mission, BARC has planned to establish demonstration units of the 200 ...