Nuclear Fuel Complex, Kota
Capacity
500tHM/yr
Nuclear Fuel Complex, Kota is a fabrication facility operated by Nuclear Fuel Complex in India. It has a capacity of 500 tHM/yr as of 2026, about 3% of world fabrication capacity.
India's second fuel complex, in Rajasthan, in operation from May 2026 and built for the 700 MWe PHWR units the country is now standardising on, with 65 t/yr of zirconium cladding alongside it. A third plant of 1,250 t/yr is planned.
Facility
| Stage | Fabrication |
|---|---|
| Operator | Nuclear Fuel Complex |
| Country | India |
| Capacity | 500tHM/yr |
| Figure applies to | 2026 |
| Status | operating |
| Commissioned | 2026.0 |
| Coordinates | 25.1800, 75.8333 |
Position in the chain
This facility is about 3% of world fabrication capacity (14,912 tHM/yr, 2022).
Nuclear Fuel Complex also operates:
- Nuclear Fuel Complex, Hyderabad (fabrication)
Other fabrication facilities
| Facility | Capacity | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cameco Fuel Manufacturing, Port Hope | 1,650tHM/yr | operating |
| Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility | 1,600tHM/yr | operating |
| Elektrostal (MSZ) | 1,560tHM/yr | operating |
| Romans-sur-Isère (FBFC) | 1,400tHM/yr | operating |
| Richland | 1,200tHM/yr | operating |
| Novosibirsk Chemical Concentrates Plant | 1,200tHM/yr | operating |
| Toronto and Peterborough | 1,200tHM/yr | operating |
| Wilmington | 1,000tHM/yr | operating |
| Nuclear Fuel Complex, Hyderabad | 1,000tHM/yr | operating |
| Daejeon | 900tHM/yr | operating |
| Västerås | 800tHM/yr | operating |
| Yibin (CJNF) | 800tHM/yr | operating |
| Lingen (ANF) | 650tHM/yr | operating |
| Kurihama (GNF-J) | 630tHM/yr | operating |
| Springfields | 600tHM/yr | operating |
| Juzbado | 500tHM/yr | operating |
| Tokai-Mura (Mitsubishi Nuclear Fuel) | 440tHM/yr | operating |
| Baotou (CBNF) | 400tHM/yr | operating |
| Kumatori (NFI) | 284tHM/yr | operating |
| Tokai-Mura (NFI) | 250tHM/yr | operating |
| Pitești | 250tHM/yr | operating |
| Baotou (CNNFC) | 246tHM/yr | operating |
| Resende | 240tHM/yr | operating |
| Ust-Kamenogorsk (ULBA) | 200tHM/yr | operating |
| Ezeiza and Córdoba (Conuar) | 200tHM/yr | operating |
| Melox, Marcoule | 195tHM/yr | operating |
| J-MOX, Rokkasho | 130tHM/yr | construction |
| Sellafield MOX Plant | 120tHM/yr | shut down |
| Zheleznogorsk MOX plant | 60tHM/yr | operating |
| Isfahan Fuel Manufacturing Plant | not disclosed | uncertain |
Sources
- World Nuclear Association, India country profile · retrieved 2026-09-06
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