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TARAPUR-1
Suspended Operation
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
BWR
BWR-1 (Mark 2)
NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION OF INDIA, LTD.
NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION OF INDIA, LTD.
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
150
MW
e
200
MW
e
160
MW
e
530
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Oct, 1964
01 Feb, 1969
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
Suspended Operation Date
01 Apr, 1969
28 Oct, 1969
18 Jan, 2020
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
45.39 TW.h
63.9 %
71.1 %
36.1 %
59.8 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2022
Operating History
Year
Electricity Supplied
[GW.h]
Reference Unit Power
[MW]
Annual Time On Line
[h]
Operation Factor
[%]
Energy Availability Factor
[%]
Load Factor
[%]
Annual
Cumulative
Annual
Cumulative
1969
Data Not Provided
1970
"
1971
"
1972
652.400
210
5071
57.7
35.4
NC
35.4
NC
1973
757.100
210
5181
59.1
41.2
NC
41.2
NC
1974
832.600
156
6938
79.2
60.5
44.3
60.9
44.4
1975
926.600
200
5825
66.5
53.0
46.5
52.9
46.6
1976
1156.600
210
7617
86.7
62.7
50.0
62.7
50.0
1977
994.800
210
6675
76.2
54.1
50.7
54.1
50.7
1978
941.000
210
6427
73.4
51.2
50.8
51.2
50.8
1979
965.900
210
7143
81.5
52.5
51.0
52.5
51.0
1980
893.900
210
5955
67.8
67.8
52.9
48.5
50.7
1981
793.800
210
5986
68.3
68.4
54.5
43.2
49.9
1982
1112.200
210
7872
89.9
89.9
57.8
60.5
50.9
1983
730.000
200
5396
61.6
41.7
56.5
41.7
50.2
1984
826.850
200
7688
87.5
89.6
59.0
47.1
49.9
1985
790.900
160
6194
70.7
64.6
59.4
53.2
50.1
1986
1090.230
150
7954
90.8
83.0
60.5
83.0
51.8
1987
193.380
150
1533
17.5
14.7
58.3
14.7
50.0
1988
1085.460
150
8010
91.2
82.4
59.4
82.4
51.5
1989
800.330
150
6177
70.5
61.4
59.5
60.9
51.9
1990
1045.170
150
7772
88.7
80.2
60.4
79.5
53.1
1991
566.890
150
6536
74.6
80.4
61.2
43.1
52.7
1992
762.340
150
5487
62.5
57.9
61.1
57.9
52.9
1993
967.680
150
7291
83.2
74.4
61.6
73.6
53.6
1994
280.620
150
2450
28.0
21.4
60.1
21.4
52.5
1995
1092.260
150
7893
90.1
83.1
60.9
83.1
53.6
1996
403.320
150
3872
44.1
30.6
59.9
30.6
52.8
1997
985.480
150
7347
83.9
75.0
60.4
75.0
53.5
1998
1162.620
150
8283
94.6
91.6
61.4
88.5
54.6
1999
852.600
150
6405
73.1
67.0
61.6
64.9
54.9
2000
1181.100
150
8337
94.9
91.6
62.4
89.6
55.9
2001
1084.220
150
7635
87.2
83.6
63.0
82.5
56.7
2002
1180.710
150
8394
95.8
92.0
63.8
89.9
57.6
2003
1100.380
150
7901
90.2
85.2
64.4
83.7
58.3
2004
1148.560
150
8111
92.3
89.0
65.1
87.2
59.1
2005
965.030
150
6552
74.8
74.2
65.3
73.4
59.5
2006
938.720
150
6652
75.9
71.4
65.5
71.4
59.8
2007
1218.350
150
8400
95.9
92.7
66.1
92.7
60.6
2008
964.830
150
7045
80.2
78.2
66.4
73.2
60.9
2009
1205.650
150
7752
88.5
88.2
66.9
91.8
61.6
2010
976.750
150
6792
77.5
74.0
67.1
74.3
61.9
2011
1250.950
150
8437
96.3
96.0
67.8
95.2
62.6
2012
687.670
150
4750
54.1
52.2
67.4
52.2
62.4
2013
1120.510
150
7606
86.8
84.6
67.8
85.3
62.9
2014
960.400
150
6612
75.5
73.1
67.9
73.1
63.1
2015
427.550
150
2866
32.7
32.0
67.2
32.5
62.5
2016
1224.110
150
8317
94.7
92.2
67.6
92.9
63.1
2017
453.530
150
3703
42.3
34.5
67.0
34.5
62.5
2018
947.790
150
6449
73.6
71.6
67.1
72.1
62.7
2019
1163.970
150
8405
96.0
88.5
67.5
88.6
63.2
2020
16.620
150
179
2.0
1.3
66.3
1.3
62.1
2021
0.000
150
0
0.0
0.0
65.0
0.0
60.9
2022
0.000
150
0
0.0
0.0
63.9
0.0
59.8
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
NC – cumulative values not calculated when more than 50% of required data is missing in PRIS
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-10-03
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