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Written by Richard Finlayson, Senior International Editor for Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Mithi Virdi, in the Indian state of Gujarat, will be the site of a new, six-unit nuclear power plant, which will be environmentally benign and sustainable, according to a draft assessment.
The study was performed for the state-controlled Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) by Engineers India Limited (EIL), a government-led organization. The study set out to establish baseline environmental data for the project, which will have up to six imported 1,000-megawatt (MW) light water reactors at the coastal site 40 kilometers from Bhavnagar. The study also evaluated the potential impact of the project and formulated environmental management plans for the construction and operation phases. Data within a 10-kilometer radius of the site was collected by EIL over three seasons (summer, post-monsoon and winter), from December 2010 to November 2011.
The Indian government approved the Mithi Virdi site, in principle, for six imported, 1,000-MW light water reactors in 2009. In 2012, Westinghouse (Monroeville, Pennsylvania) signed a memorandum of understanding with NPCIL agreeing to negotiate an early works agreement for the construction of up to six AP1000 reactor units.
According to the preliminary environmental impact assessment (EIA), the project is not anticipated to have any significant impact on local flora, fauna or human activities. The report details the planned systems to manage gaseous, liquid and solid radioactive wastes and to keep discharges below the required limits in normal operation, as well as the passive design and engineered safety features of the plant.
The report noted that the project will benefit the region generally and the surrounding areas in particular, improving employment, transport facilities, basic education, health and the area's infrastructure.
The project is scheduled to be completed in three stages, with the first two units completed in 2019-20, the second two in 2021-22 and the final two in 2023-24. The project cost is currently being negotiated.
The Mithi Virdi site is one of four in which NPCIL is currently involved in pre-project activities. The other projects are Gorakhpur (Haryana), with four Indian designed 700-MW pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWRs); Kovvada (Andhra Pradesh), with six GE-Hitachi (Wilmington, North Carolina) ESBWR reactors; and Vhutaka (Madhya Pradesh), with two Indian 700-MW PHWRs. A final EIA for the Gorakhpur plant has been submitted to India's Ministry of Environment and Forests for appraisal, and preliminary EIAs are in preparation for Kovvada and Chutaka.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, and eight offices outside of North America, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.
The study was performed for the state-controlled Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) by Engineers India Limited (EIL), a government-led organization. The study set out to establish baseline environmental data for the project, which will have up to six imported 1,000-megawatt (MW) light water reactors at the coastal site 40 kilometers from Bhavnagar. The study also evaluated the potential impact of the project and formulated environmental management plans for the construction and operation phases. Data within a 10-kilometer radius of the site was collected by EIL over three seasons (summer, post-monsoon and winter), from December 2010 to November 2011.
The Indian government approved the Mithi Virdi site, in principle, for six imported, 1,000-MW light water reactors in 2009. In 2012, Westinghouse (Monroeville, Pennsylvania) signed a memorandum of understanding with NPCIL agreeing to negotiate an early works agreement for the construction of up to six AP1000 reactor units.
According to the preliminary environmental impact assessment (EIA), the project is not anticipated to have any significant impact on local flora, fauna or human activities. The report details the planned systems to manage gaseous, liquid and solid radioactive wastes and to keep discharges below the required limits in normal operation, as well as the passive design and engineered safety features of the plant.
The report noted that the project will benefit the region generally and the surrounding areas in particular, improving employment, transport facilities, basic education, health and the area's infrastructure.
The project is scheduled to be completed in three stages, with the first two units completed in 2019-20, the second two in 2021-22 and the final two in 2023-24. The project cost is currently being negotiated.
The Mithi Virdi site is one of four in which NPCIL is currently involved in pre-project activities. The other projects are Gorakhpur (Haryana), with four Indian designed 700-MW pressurized heavy water reactors (PHWRs); Kovvada (Andhra Pradesh), with six GE-Hitachi (Wilmington, North Carolina) ESBWR reactors; and Vhutaka (Madhya Pradesh), with two Indian 700-MW PHWRs. A final EIA for the Gorakhpur plant has been submitted to India's Ministry of Environment and Forests for appraisal, and preliminary EIAs are in preparation for Kovvada and Chutaka.
Industrial Info Resources (IIR), with global headquarters in Sugar Land, Texas, and eight offices outside of North America, is the leading provider of global market intelligence specializing in the industrial process, heavy manufacturing and energy markets. Industrial Info's quality-assurance philosophy, the Living Forward Reporting Principle, provides up-to-the-minute intelligence on what's happening now, while constantly keeping track of future opportunities.
