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Kalpakkam-2 (Madras-2 / MAPS2), 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	205 MWe
Capacity Gross	220 MWe
Capacity Thermal	801 MWt

CONSTRUCTION AND OPERATION
Start Construction	1 October 1972
Criticality	12 August 1985
Grid Connection	20 September 1985
Commercial Operation	21 March 1986

OPERATING PERFORMANCE
Output Life	24.74 TWh
Capacity Factor Life	55.6 %

Reactor Operational Details

Year	Reference Unit Power MW	Annual Output GWh	Annual Time On Line Hours	Capacity Factor %	Operational Factor %
1972	0	0	0	0	0
1973	0	0	0	0	0
1974	0	0	0	0	0
1975	0	0	0	0	0
1976	0	0	0	0	0
1977	0	0	0	0	0
1978	0	0	0	0	0
1979	0	0	0	0	0
1980	0	0	0	0	0
1981	0	0	0	0	0
1982	0	0	0	0	0
1983	0	0	0	0	0
1984	0	0	0	0	0
1985	0	0	0	0	0
1986	220	783.74	5303	36.5	56.3
1987	220	1066	6382	55.3	72.8
1988	220	642	3535	33.2	40.2
1989	220	438.21	4350	22.7	49.7
1990	215	1082.36	7726	57.5	88.2
1991	215	1082.97	7642	57.5	87.2
1992	194	665.18	4751	39	54.1
1993	205	950.33	6625	52.9	75.6
1994	194	1032.14	7071	60.7	80.7
1995	194	274.66	1871	16.2	21.4
1996	150	1061.91	7256	75.1	82.6
1997	150	958.2	6464	72.9	73.8
1998	150	1104.22	7478	84	85.4
1999	150	879.94	5755	67	65.7
2000	150	1273.39	8304	96.6	94.5
2001	150	1119.14	7671	85.2	87.6
2002	155	22.71	183	1.7	2.1
2003	155	589.13	3135	43.4	35.8
2004	155	1274.31	7970	93.6	90.7
2005	155	1475.77	8165	108.7	93.2
2006	202	1086.59	7894	61.4	90.1
2007	202	971.07	8537	54.9	97.4
2008	202	715.69	7080	40.3	80.6
2009	205	931.47	8178	51.9	93.4
2010	205	806.13	7596	44.9	86.7
2011	205	1155.83	8600	64.4	98.2
2012	205	1181.56	8339	65.6	94.9
Total:		24624.65

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

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