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Article: Nuclear power production to reach 6,000 MW by 2009-end.
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- PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd.
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- February 14, 2009
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Nuclear power production to reach 6,000 MW by 2009-end
Mumbai, Feb 14 (PTI) -- As India's civil nuclear industry enters a new phase, the energy-starved country can look forward to having 6,000 MW atomic power by the year-end from the indigenous plants.
The 17 plants, currently operating below 40 per cent of their capacity, will be able to operate at 90 per cent load factor in the next 12 months with the availability of uranium from France and Russia, Union Minister of State for Commerce and Power Jairam Ramesh said.
With the recent signing of contracts for uranium supply with French company Areva and Russian firm TVEL, it is expected that Nuclear ...