Details

Reactor Type Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (or PHWR)
Model Horizontal Pressure Tube Type
Owner Nuclear Power Corporation Of India Ltd
Operator Nuclear Power Corporation Of India Ltd

Timeline

Construction Start Friday, 12 May 2000
First Criticality Sunday, 21 May 2006
First Grid Connection Thursday, 15 June 2006
Commercial Operation Friday, 18 August 2006

Specifications

Capacity Net 490 MWe
Capacity Gross 540 MWe
Thermal Capacity 1730 MWt
Design Net Capacity 502 MWe

Operational History

Electricity Supplied (GWh)

Energy Availability Factor (%)

Total Electricity Supplied (GWh)

Reactor History

Year Reference Unit Power (MWe) Annual Time Online (Hours) Electricity Supplied (GWh) Operation Factor (%) Energy Availability Annual (%) Energy Availability Cumulative (%) Load Factor Annual (%) Load Factor Cumulative (%)
2006 490 3599 1037.77 80.50 58.80 58.80 61.10 61.10
2007 490 7967 2482.81 91.00 66.20 64.30 57.80 58.60
2008 490 7465 1594.38 85.00 44.30 55.80 37.00 49.40
2009 490 8022 2225.01 91.60 60.10 57.10 51.80 50.10
2010 490 7972 2794.03 91.00 65.10 58.90 65.10 53.60
2011 490 8760 4122.20 100.00 95.80 65.80 96.00 61.50
2012 490 7923 3779.47 90.20 87.70 69.30 87.80 65.70
2013 490 7200 3447.26 82.20 80.20 70.80 80.30 67.70
2014 490 8463 4129.97 96.60 95.80 73.80 96.20 71.10
2015 490 8352 4046.11 95.30 94.10 75.90 94.30 73.60
2016 490 7688 3728.32 87.50 86.40 77.00 86.60 74.80
2017 490 6785 3328.06 77.40 76.90 77.00 77.50 75.10
2018 490 7992 3954.15 91.20 91.00 78.10 92.10 76.50
2019 490 7054 3461.87 80.50 79.60 78.20 80.60 76.80
2020 490 7140 3525.17 81.30 81.10 78.40 81.90 77.10
2021 490 8302 4095.66 94.80 94.50 79.40 95.40 78.30
2022 490 7381 3621.42 84.30 83.90 79.70 84.40 78.70
2023 490 8703 4286.26 99.40 99.30 80.80 99.90 79.90

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS


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Nuclear Power in India

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