Narora Atomic Power Station

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Narora Atomic Power Station
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Narora Atomic Power Station
CountryIndia (भारत)
Location Narora, Dibai Tehsil, Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates 28°09′29″N78°24′34″E / 28.15806°N 78.40944°E / 28.15806; 78.40944
StatusOperational
Construction began1 November 1977
Commission date Unit 1: 1 January 1991
Unit 2: 1 July 1992.
Construction cost12.65 billion USD (APPROX)
Owner Nuclear Power Corporation of India
OperatorNuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL)
Nuclear power station
Reactors2
Reactor type PHWR
Reactor supplier NPCIL/BARC
Cooling towers2 × Natural Draft
Cooling sourceNarora Barrage, River Ganga
Thermal capacity2 × 754 MWth
Power generation
Units operational2 × 220 MW
Make and model IPHWR-220
Nameplate capacity 440 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
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Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS) is a nuclear power plant located in Narora, Dibai Tehsil, Bulandshahar District in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Reactors

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

PhaseUnit
No.		ReactorStatusCapacity in MWeConstruction startFirst criticality Grid ConnectionCommercial operationClosureNotes
TypeModelNetGross
I1 PHWR IPHWR-220 Operational2022201 December 197612 March 198929 July 19891 January 1991— [6]
2 PHWR IPHWR-220 Operational2022201 November 197724 October 19915 January 19921 July 1992— [7]

Incidents

On 31 May 1993,after 28 months of operation,two steam turbine blades in NAPS-1 malfunctioned causing a major fire. This,in combination with some other problems in the reactor's cabling system nearly led to a nuclear meltdown. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Monthly Genration Reports Actual for Apr-2021 : Central Sector Nuclear" (PDF). National Power Portal. Central Electricity Authority. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. 1 2 "Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS)". Nuclear Threat Initiative . 1 September 2003. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "India ratifies an additional protocol and will safeguard two more nuclear power reactors". 1 July 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Nuclear Power Reactor Details - Narora-1". Power Reactor Information System. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Nuclear Power Reactor Details - Narora-2". PRIS. (IAEA). 9 September 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2020.


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