Tarapur-3, 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	490 MWe
Capacity Gross	540 MWe
Capacity Thermal	1730 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	12 May 2000
Criticality	21 May 2006
Grid Connection	15 June 2006
Commercial Operation	18 August 2006

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	18.03 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	65.7 %

Nuclear Power Corp of India Ltd's Tarapur nuclear power plant in Maharashtra state, India. [Image: NPCIL]

Reactor Operational Details

Source: Operating details - IAEA PRIS
Note: "0" signifies a zero value, or no data available