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TARAPUR-2
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
28 Feb, 1969
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
Suspended Operation Date
05 May, 1969
28 Oct, 1969
13 Jul, 2020
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
46.97 TW.h
64.6 %
71.6 %
35.4 %
61.5 %
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
218.000
210
1987
22.6
11.8
NC
11.8
NC
1973
1249.600
210
7402
84.5
67.9
NC
67.9
NC
1974
597.000
194
4016
45.8
35.0
38.3
35.1
38.4
1975
925.800
200
5654
64.5
52.8
41.9
52.8
41.9
1976
1137.900
210
6534
74.4
61.7
45.9
61.7
46.0
1977
1161.500
210
7650
87.3
68.2
49.7
63.1
48.9
1978
1146.100
210
6678
76.2
62.3
51.6
62.3
50.8
1979
993.000
210
6216
71.0
53.9
51.8
54.0
51.2
1980
899.900
210
6883
78.4
78.4
54.8
48.8
51.0
1981
964.000
210
6748
77.0
77.1
57.1
52.4
51.1
1982
556.700
210
4844
55.3
55.4
56.9
30.3
49.2
1983
867.700
200
7519
85.8
49.5
56.3
49.5
49.2
1984
803.110
200
5615
63.9
69.6
57.3
45.7
49.0
1985
1070.890
160
8059
92.0
83.4
58.9
72.0
50.3
1986
769.510
150
5615
64.1
58.6
58.9
58.6
50.7
1987
1167.190
150
8221
93.8
88.8
60.3
88.8
52.6
1988
813.500
150
6077
69.2
61.7
60.4
61.7
53.0
1989
427.060
150
3052
34.8
34.8
59.2
32.5
52.1
1990
762.380
150
7827
89.4
58.7
59.2
58.0
52.3
1991
848.460
150
6265
71.5
75.0
59.9
64.6
52.8
1992
819.840
150
6076
69.2
62.2
60.0
62.2
53.2
1993
779.720
150
5750
65.6
59.3
59.9
59.3
53.4
1994
843.610
150
6722
76.7
64.2
60.1
64.2
53.8
1995
640.000
150
4911
56.1
48.7
59.7
48.7
53.6
1996
361.170
150
3203
36.5
27.4
58.6
27.4
52.7
1997
775.710
150
6978
79.7
59.0
58.6
59.0
52.9
1998
881.060
150
6522
74.4
67.8
58.9
67.0
53.4
1999
1103.520
150
7711
88.0
86.4
59.7
84.0
54.3
2000
1023.110
150
7162
81.5
79.0
60.3
77.6
55.0
2001
1197.420
150
8364
95.5
93.3
61.2
91.1
56.0
2002
1163.290
150
7978
91.1
90.2
62.0
88.5
56.9
2003
1117.120
150
7890
90.1
85.9
62.7
85.0
57.7
2004
1238.260
150
8455
96.2
94.5
63.5
94.0
58.6
2005
893.320
150
6359
72.6
68.9
63.7
68.0
58.9
2006
1090.870
150
7439
84.9
82.6
64.2
83.0
59.5
2007
1142.360
150
7812
89.2
86.5
64.7
86.9
60.2
2008
1264.980
150
8462
96.3
95.8
65.4
96.0
61.0
2009
1201.410
150
7878
89.9
88.1
66.0
91.4
61.7
2010
1309.330
150
8760
100.0
98.9
66.7
99.6
62.6
2011
1149.620
150
7857
89.7
87.5
67.2
87.5
63.1
2012
1255.460
150
8723
99.3
95.3
67.8
95.3
63.8
2013
424.380
150
2982
34.0
32.3
67.0
32.3
63.2
2014
1275.950
150
8648
98.7
96.6
67.6
97.1
63.9
2015
740.830
150
5677
64.8
56.2
67.4
56.4
63.7
2016
563.580
150
3783
43.1
42.3
66.9
42.8
63.3
2017
1294.410
150
8561
97.7
97.0
67.5
98.5
64.0
2018
550.870
150
4388
50.1
41.7
67.0
41.9
63.6
2019
1262.160
150
8606
98.2
95.7
67.5
96.0
64.2
2020
542.060
150
3702
42.1
40.9
67.0
41.1
63.7
2021
0.000
150
0
0.0
0.0
65.8
0.0
62.6
2022
0.000
150
0
0.0
0.0
64.6
0.0
61.5
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 2024-09-18
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