Narora Atomic Power Station | |
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Country | India (भारत) |
Location | Narora, Dibai Tehsil, Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh |
Coordinates | 28°09′29″N 78°24′34″E / 28.15806°N 78.40944°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1 November 1977 |
Commission date | Unit 1: 1 January 1991 Unit 2: 1 July 1992. |
Construction cost | 12.65 billion USD (APPROX) |
Owner(s) | Nuclear Power Corporation of India |
Operator(s) | Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactors | 2 |
Reactor type | IPHWR-220 |
Reactor supplier | NPCIL/BARC |
Cooling source | Narora Barrage, River Ganga |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 2 x 220 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 404 MW |
Capacity factor | 85.22% (2020–21)[1] |
Annual net output | 3284.81 GW.h (2020–21)[1] |
External links | |
Website | Nuclear Power Corporation of India |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS) is a nuclear power plant located in Narora, Dibai Tehsil, Bulandshahar District in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Reactors
[edit]The plant houses two reactors, each a pressurized heavy-water reactor (PHWR) capable of producing 220 MW of electricity. Commercial operation of NAPS-1 began on 1 January 1991, NAPS-2 on 1 July 1992.[2]
The reactors were not originally under IAEA safeguards.[3] but subsequent to the signing of the 1-2-3 agreement, they have been placed under IAEA monitoring [4] with effect from 2014 [5]
Units
[edit]Phase | Unit No. |
Reactor | Status | Capacity in MWe | Construction start | First criticality | Grid Connection | Commercial operation | Closure | Notes | ||
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Type | Model | Net | Gross | |||||||||
I | 1 | PHWR | IPHWR-220 | Operational | 202 | 220 | 1 December 1976 | 12 March 1989 | 29 July 1989 | 1 January 1991 | — | [6] |
2 | PHWR | IPHWR-220 | Operational | 202 | 220 | 1 November 1977 | 24 October 1991 | 5 January 1992 | 1 July 1992 | — | [7] |
Incidents
[edit]31 May 1993 after 28 months of operation two steam turbine blades in NAPS-1 malfunctioned causing a major fire. This in combination with problems in the reactor's cabling system nearly led to a nuclear meltdown.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Monthly Genration Reports Actual for Apr-2021 : Central Sector Nuclear" (PDF). National Power Portal. Central Electricity Authority. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ "Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS)". Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited. 18 February 2017. Archived from the original on 26 October 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ a b "Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS)". Nuclear Threat Initiative. 1 September 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Agreement Between the Government of India and the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Application of Safeguards to Civilian Nuclear Facilities". 29 May 2009. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "India ratifies an additional protocol and will safeguard two more nuclear power reactors". 1 July 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Nuclear Power Reactor Details - Narora-1". Power Reactor Information System. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
- ^ "Nuclear Power Reactor Details - Narora-2". PRIS. (IAEA). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
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