what has made india to buid nuclear power stations ?
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Nuclear power is the fifth-largest source of electricity in India after coal, gas, hydroelectricity and wind power. As of March 2018, India has 22 nuclear reactors in operation in 7 nuclear power plants, with a total installed capacity of 6,780 MW.[1][2] Nuclear power produced a total of 35 TWh and supplied 3.22% of Indian electricity in 2017.[3][4] 7 more reactors are under construction with a combined generation capacity of 4,300 MW. Nuclear power in India has suffered from generally low capacity factors. As of 2017, the lifetime weighted energy availability factor of the Indian fleet is 63.5%.[8] However, capacity factors have been improving in recent years. The availability factor of Indian reactors was 69.4% in the years 2015-2017.[9] One of the main reasons for the low capacity factors is lack of nuclear fuel.
India has been making advances in the field of thorium-based fuels, working to design and develop a prototype for an atomic reactor using thorium and low-enriched uranium, a key part of India's three stage nuclear power programme.[10] The country has also recently re-initiated its involvement in the LENR research activities,[11] in addition to supporting work done in the fusion power area through the ITER initiative.
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