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Jaitapur by Numbers


Total energy capacity upon completion: 9,900MW

Total energy capacity of Fukoshima: 4,700 MW

Total nuclear energy capacity of India in 2010: 4,780 MW

Estimated cost of the project: 100,000 Crore ($22.2 billion USD)

Number of families displaced by the Jaitapur Nuclear Plant: 2,335 (1)

Amount of water used daily to cool the plant (and ejected into the sea 5 degrees Centigrade warmer): 86,40,000 cubic meters

Area: 968 hectares (9.68 sq km) / 3.74 sq miles

Amount of nuclear waste produced each year: 300 tonnes (5% of this amount is 15 tonnes)

AREVA's quoted cost for power from Jaitapur nuclear: Rs. 17-18 crore per MW (2)

NPCIL's estimates for cost of coal, gas and hydro power in 2018 (earliest possible date of completion of reactor: Rs. 7-8 crore / MW (2)

Source:
1: Sandeep Ashar.  "Jaitapur Won't Relent."  The Times of India: Mumbai.  26 February 2011.  Web.
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2. Makarand Gadgil. "AREVA's local partners to provide 40-50% of materials, services." The Wall Street Journal. Web.
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