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RAJASTHAN-1
Suspended Operation
Reactor Details
Reactor Type
Model
Owner
Operator
PHWR
Horizontal Pressure Tube type
NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION OF INDIA, LTD.
NUCLEAR POWER CORPORATION OF INDIA, LTD.
Reference Unit Power (Net Capacity)
Design Net Capacity
Gross Capacity
Thermal Capacity
134
MW
e
207
MW
e
100
MW
e
346
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Aug, 1965
11 Aug, 1972
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
Suspended Operation Date
30 Nov, 1972
16 Dec, 1973
09 Oct, 2004
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
10.14 TW.h
19.9 %
21.1 %
80.1 %
17.2 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2021
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
1972
Data from a trial operation not provided
1973
218.400
145
2855
1974
667.600
207
4690
53.5
36.8
36.8
36.8
36.8
1975
599.700
206
3817
43.6
33.2
35.0
33.2
35.0
1976
801.900
206
5728
65.2
44.3
38.1
44.3
38.1
1977
456.900
206
3312
37.8
26.4
35.2
25.3
34.9
1978
153.200
206
1537
17.6
8.5
29.9
8.5
29.6
1979
1147.300
206
7217
82.4
63.6
35.5
63.6
35.3
1980
953.100
206
6346
72.2
52.7
37.9
52.7
37.8
1981
441.500
220
3732
42.6
22.9
36.0
22.9
35.8
1982
38.200
206
496
5.7
2.1
32.2
2.1
32.1
1983
0.000
202
0
0.0
0.0
29.1
0.0
29.0
1984
0.000
180
0
0.0
0.0
26.8
0.0
26.6
1985
226.250
204
1914
21.8
12.7
25.6
12.7
25.5
1986
0.000
207
0
0.0
0.0
23.6
0.0
23.5
1987
169.850
207
2555
29.2
9.4
22.6
9.4
22.5
1988
376.480
207
5793
66.0
20.7
22.4
20.7
22.4
1989
312.820
207
4779
54.6
17.2
22.1
17.2
22.0
1990
364.060
192
5789
66.1
19.4
22.0
21.6
22.0
1991
197.540
192
2858
32.6
74.8
24.7
11.7
21.5
1992
57.680
84
1070
12.2
12.2
24.4
7.8
21.2
1993
167.630
84
2435
27.8
22.8
24.4
22.8
21.2
1994
2.910
84
195
2.2
2.2
23.9
0.4
20.8
1995
0.000
84
0
0.0
0.0
23.4
0.0
20.3
1996
0.000
84
0
0.0
0.0
23.0
0.0
19.9
1997
264.640
84
2792
31.9
31.9
23.1
36.0
20.2
1998
567.360
134
5448
62.2
62.2
24.4
48.3
21.1
1999
795.020
134
6443
73.6
73.6
25.8
67.7
22.5
2000
681.330
134
5008
57.0
57.0
26.8
57.9
23.6
2001
173.190
134
860
9.8
10.0
26.3
14.8
23.3
2002
0.000
90
0
0.0
0.0
25.8
0.0
22.9
2003
0.000
134
0
0.0
0.0
25.1
0.0
22.2
2004
303.830
134
3785
43.1
56.8
25.9
25.8
22.3
2005
0.000
134
0
0.0
0.0
25.5
0.0
22.0
2006
0.000
134
0
0.0
0.0
25.0
0.0
21.6
2007
0.000
134
0
0.0
0.0
24.6
0.0
21.2
2008
0.000
134
0
0.0
0.0
24.2
0.0
20.9
2009
0.000
134
0
0.0
0.0
23.8
0.0
20.5
2010
0.000
134
0
0.0
0.0
23.4
0.0
20.2
2011
0.000
134
0
0.0
0.0
23.0
0.0
19.9
2012
0.000
134
0
0.0
0.0
22.7
0.0
19.6
2013
0.000
134
0
0.0
0.0
22.4
0.0
19.3
2014
0.000
134
0
0.0
0.0
22.0
0.0
19.0
2015
0.000
134
0
0.0
0.0
21.7
0.0
18.7
2016
0.000
134
0
0.0
0.0
21.4
0.0
18.4
2017
0.000
134
0
0.0
0.0
21.1
0.0
18.2
2018
0.000
134
0
0.0
0.0
20.8
0.0
17.9
2019
0.000
134
0
0.0
0.0
20.5
0.0
17.6
2020
0.000
134
0
0.0
0.0
20.2
0.0
17.4
2021
0.000
134
0
0.0
0.0
19.9
0.0
17.2
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-09-18
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