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{{Short description|Proposed nuclear power plant in Madhya Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox power station
| name = Chutka Nuclear Power Plant
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| coordinates = {{coord|22|46|50|N|80|05|23|E|region:IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| country = India
| location = Chutka Village, [[Mandla district]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| status = P
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| decommissioned =
| cost = {{INRConvert|25000|c|lk=on|year=2023}}
| owner = [[Nuclear Power Corporation of India|NPCIL]]
| operator = [[Nuclear Power Corporation of India|NPCIL]]
| ps_units_uc =
| ps_units_planned = 2 x 700 [[Megawatt|MW]]
| ps_units_decommissioned =
| np_reactor_type = [[IPHWR-700]]
| np_reactor_supplier = [[NPCIL]]/[[Bhabha Atomic Research Centre|BARC]]
| ps_cooling_source = [[Bargi Dam|Bargi Dam Reservoir]], [[Narmada River]]
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The '''Chutka Nuclear Power Plant''' is a proposed [[nuclear power plant]] to be built on a {{convert|1200|acre|ha}} area, near Chutka Village of [[Mandla district]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]].<ref name="GHAVP1">{{cite web
|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/indore/NPCIL-proposes-1400-MW-nuclear-plant-in-Mandla/articleshow/48235714.cms
|title=NPCIL proposes 1,400 MW nuclear plant in Mandla
| work=The Times of India
| date=27 July 2015
| accessdate=2 April 2016}}</ref><ref>[http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/mp-okays-42-acre-land-for-chutka-nuclear-project-115092200983_1.html MP okays 42-acre land for Chutka nuclear project]. Business Standard. 22 September 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.</ref> The site is near [[Kanha Tiger Reserve|Kanha National Park]], one of the [[tiger reserves of India]] and the largest [[National park of India|national park]] of Madhya Pradesh state in India.

The project will have an installed capacity of 1400 [[megawatt]]s (MW).

==History==
After the government allotted {{convert|42|acre|ha}} of land for the project, the Chutka, Tatighat, Kunda, Bhaliwara and Patha villagers decided to start an indefinite agitation from 25 October 2015. Most of them were displaced by the Bargi Dam in 1984.
Meanwhile, within the {{convert|30|km||adj=mid|radius}} of the site, a survey was completed in the {{convert|2828|km2|sqmi}} area, which is almost 60% covered with water, the remaining barren land and a small area of cultivated land with poor soil conditions. The survey was started in December 2012.<ref>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/bhopal/chukta-nuclear-power-project-villagers-threaten-to-launch-agitation-from-oct-25/story-ehoLY9sQRaPYGoNYaYdVBI.html Chutka nuclear power project: Villagers threaten to launch agitation]. Hindustan Times. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 2 April 2016.</ref>

==Design and specification==
The proposed 700 MW [[IPHWR-700]] [[Nuclear reactor|reactors]] are indigenous and similar to the ones currently under construction in [[Kakrapar Atomic Power Station]] (KAPP-3 &4) and [[Rajasthan Atomic Power Station]] (RAPP-7 & 8).

==Cost and economics==
The plant will be built by the [[Nuclear Power Corporation of India]], at an estimated of cost {{INRConvert|25000|c||lk=on|year=2023}}. The project is a part of the fleet mode reactor program of the Government of India under which 10 indigenous [[IPHWR-700]] reactors are being built. The construction will start in 2025 and is planned to be competed within 6-7 year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/power/india-to-get-7000-mw-from-nuclear-power-by-2031-as-govt-grants-bulk-approval-to-reactors-10371401.html|title=India to get 7,000 MW from nuclear power by 2031 as govt grants bulk approval to reactors|work=Moneycontrol|date=2023-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1913854|work=PIB|title= The Government today informed that it has given bulk approval for the installation of ten nuclear reactors. |date=2023-04-05}}</reF>

== Units ==
{{mw-datatable}}
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-datatable"
! rowspan="2" |Phase
! rowspan="2" |Unit<br/>No.
! colspan="2" |Reactor
! rowspan="2" |Status
! colspan="2" |Capacity in MWe
! rowspan="2" |Construction start
! rowspan="2" |First [[Criticality (status)|criticality]]
! rowspan="2" |Grid Connection
! rowspan="2" |Commercial operation
! rowspan="2" |Closure
! rowspan="2" |Notes
|-
! Type ||Model ||Net ||Gross
|-
|rowspan="2" |I
|1
| [[Pressurized heavy-water reactor|PHWR]] || [[IPHWR-700]]
| {{Planned}}
|630
|700
|{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
| {{N/A}}
|
|-
|2
|[[Pressurized heavy-water reactor|PHWR]] || IPHWR-700
|{{Planned}}
|630
|700
|{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}
|{{N/A}}
|
|}

== See also ==
* [[Nuclear power in India]]
{{Portal|India|Nuclear technology|Energy}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Nuclear power in India}}

[[Category:Proposed nuclear power stations]]
[[Category:Proposed power stations in India]]
[[Category:Nuclear power stations in India]]
[[Category:Proposed infrastructure in Madhya Pradesh]]

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JamesTex at 01:07, 16 February 2025