Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana may get nuke plants

NEW DELHI: The Centre is looking at possible sites in Uttarakhand, Punjab and Haryana for setting up atomic plants, and is considering exporting Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs), MoS in PMO Jitendra Singh said. Of the 22 nuclear power plants in the country, Rajasthan houses six reactors while Narora in UP has two. The rest are located in western and southern India. “We are exploring the possibility of having such establishments in other places, for example near Dehradun in Utarakhand and near Patiala. We are also looking for a place in Bhiwani in Haryana,” Singh said.

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