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NPCI is building two 700MW pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWR), including Units 3 and 4 at Kakrapar, where there are two 220MW power plants. Officials say that in July, the fourth unit recorded 97.56% progress.

Wonder why they're building these instead of thermal coal plants

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[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Fast breeder reactors with on site fuel reprocessing are still not economical. Thorium is more than a generation away.