<P> 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, having a total installed capacity of 6,780 MW . Nuclear power produced a total of 35 TWh of electricity in 2017 . 6 more reactors are under construction with a combined generation capacity of 4,300 MW . </P> <P> In October 2010, India drew up a plan to reach a nuclear power capacity of 63 GW in 2032, but after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan people around proposed Indian nuclear power plant sites have launched protests, raising questions about atomic energy as a clean and safe alternative to fossil fuels . There have been mass protests against the French - backed 9,900 MW Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project in Maharashtra and the Russian - backed 2,000 MW Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu . The state government of West Bengal state has also refused permission to a proposed 6,000 MW facility near the town of Haripur that intended to host six Russian reactors . A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has also been filed against the government's civil nuclear programme at the Supreme Court . </P>

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