Narora-1, India

Overview

CURRENT STATUS

Operable

DETAILS
Reactor Type	Commercial Reactor
Process	PHWR
Vendor	Indian Department of Atomic Energy (DEA)
Owner	Nuclear Power Corporation Of India Ltd.
Model	Horizontal Pressure Tube type
Operator	Nuclear Power Corporation Of India Ltd.
Capacity Net	202 MWe
Capacity Gross	220 MWe
Capacity Thermal	801 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 December 1976
Criticality	12 March 1989
Grid Connection	29 July 1989
Commercial Operation	1 January 1991

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	20.42 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	51.9 %

Narora nuclear power plant in Uttar Pradesh state, India. [Image: NPCIL]