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MADRAS-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
205
MW
e
202
MW
e
220
MW
e
801
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Jan, 1971
02 Jul, 1983
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
Suspended Operation Date
23 Jul, 1983
27 Jan, 1984
30 Jan, 2018
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
31.49 TW.h
51.4 %
62.2 %
48.6 %
48.3 %
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
1983
Data from a trial operation not provided
1984
1115.820
210
6333
75.0
63.6
63.6
63.6
63.6
1985
822.080
215
4827
55.1
49.5
56.2
43.6
53.1
1986
757.120
220
4629
52.8
39.3
50.2
39.3
48.3
1987
1100.000
220
6047
69.0
57.1
52.0
57.1
50.6
1988
1258.000
220
6691
76.2
65.1
54.7
65.1
53.6
1989
404.570
220
4350
49.7
21.0
49.0
21.0
48.0
1990
863.720
215
7320
83.6
45.6
48.5
45.9
47.7
1991
499.900
215
3546
40.5
44.4
48.0
26.5
45.0
1992
1082.590
194
7412
84.4
84.6
51.7
63.5
46.9
1993
538.940
194
3836
43.8
43.9
51.0
31.7
45.5
1994
809.000
194
5974
68.2
66.6
52.3
47.6
45.7
1995
1085.160
194
7584
86.6
86.8
55.0
63.8
47.1
1996
617.150
150
4348
49.5
50.6
54.7
43.7
46.9
1997
893.020
150
6451
73.6
68.0
55.4
68.0
48.0
1998
703.440
150
4858
55.5
55.5
55.4
53.5
48.3
1999
1182.430
150
8095
92.4
92.5
57.2
90.0
50.3
2000
667.750
150
4468
50.9
50.9
56.9
50.7
50.3
2001
1174.490
150
7751
88.5
88.6
58.3
89.4
52.0
2002
895.760
155
5885
67.2
67.7
58.7
66.0
52.7
2003
810.570
155
5421
61.9
65.2
59.0
59.7
53.0
2004
0.000
155
0
0.0
0.0
56.6
0.0
50.8
2005
0.000
155
0
0.0
0.0
54.4
0.0
48.9
2006
1224.960
202
7823
89.3
68.6
55.1
70.2
49.9
2007
695.770
205
5814
66.4
39.3
54.4
38.7
49.4
2008
697.940
205
6791
77.3
38.8
53.7
38.8
48.9
2009
721.620
205
6404
73.1
40.2
53.1
40.2
48.5
2010
1024.380
205
8614
98.3
57.0
53.3
57.0
48.9
2011
1117.420
205
7655
87.4
62.2
53.6
62.2
49.4
2012
1316.320
205
8459
96.3
73.1
54.4
73.1
50.3
2013
1259.800
205
8231
94.0
70.2
54.9
70.2
51.0
2014
1122.290
205
7474
85.3
63.4
55.2
62.5
51.4
2015
1631.270
205
8312
94.9
91.7
56.5
90.8
52.7
2016
1402.440
205
8130
92.6
77.9
57.2
77.9
53.6
2017
1359.210
205
7025
80.2
75.7
57.7
75.7
54.3
2018
62.390
205
378
4.3
3.5
56.1
3.5
52.7
2019
0.000
205
0
0.0
0.0
54.4
0.0
51.1
2020
0.000
205
0
0.0
0.0
52.8
0.0
49.6
2021
0.000
205
0
0.0
0.0
51.4
0.0
48.3
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2024-09-10
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