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NARORA-1
Operational
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
202
MW
e
202
MW
e
220
MW
e
801
MW
t
Construction Start Date
First Criticality Date
01 Dec, 1976
12 Mar, 1989
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
29 Jul, 1989
01 Jan, 1991
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
36.42 TW.h
64.2 %
74.8 %
35.8 %
62.0 %
Lifetime performance calculated up to year
2023
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
1989
Data from a trial operation not provided
1990
"
1991
449.260
210
4331
49.4
42.3
42.3
24.4
24.4
1992
742.660
200
5514
62.8
42.3
42.3
42.3
33.1
1993
339.570
200
2032
23.2
19.4
34.8
19.4
28.6
1994
0.000
200
0
0.0
0.0
26.2
0.0
21.6
1995
944.420
200
5740
65.5
66.0
34.1
53.9
28.0
1996
1162.260
200
6407
72.9
66.2
39.4
66.2
34.3
1997
1585.200
200
8128
92.8
89.3
46.5
90.5
42.3
1998
1485.610
200
7986
91.2
83.8
51.1
84.8
47.5
1999
1128.610
200
6703
76.5
76.5
53.9
64.4
49.4
2000
1386.340
200
7452
84.8
83.4
56.8
78.9
52.3
2001
1562.990
200
8157
93.1
89.2
59.8
89.2
55.7
2002
1574.490
202
7912
90.3
88.0
62.1
89.0
58.5
2003
1528.250
202
8254
94.2
86.0
64.0
86.4
60.6
2004
1120.610
202
6860
78.1
64.8
64.0
63.2
60.8
2005
1064.750
202
6924
79.0
62.4
63.9
60.2
60.8
2006
0.000
202
0
0.0
0.0
59.9
0.0
57.0
2007
0.000
202
0
0.0
0.0
56.4
0.0
53.6
2008
567.170
202
5963
67.9
33.6
55.1
32.0
52.4
2009
551.080
202
6298
71.9
33.1
54.0
31.1
51.3
2010
956.950
202
8191
93.5
56.1
54.1
54.1
51.4
2011
1044.570
202
8494
97.0
61.0
54.4
59.0
51.8
2012
987.240
202
7611
86.6
57.6
54.5
55.6
51.9
2013
1223.620
202
7739
88.3
73.4
55.4
69.2
52.7
2014
1067.580
202
7750
88.5
62.3
55.6
60.3
53.0
2015
1568.350
202
8449
96.4
92.3
57.1
88.6
54.4
2016
1479.920
202
7649
87.1
84.8
58.2
83.4
55.6
2017
1658.280
202
8520
97.3
94.7
59.5
93.7
57.0
2018
1624.800
202
8462
96.6
93.1
60.7
91.8
58.2
2019
1411.630
202
7459
85.2
79.9
61.4
79.8
59.0
2020
1655.650
202
8543
97.3
94.5
62.5
93.3
60.1
2021
1556.370
202
8269
94.4
88.0
63.3
88.0
61.0
2022
1394.870
202
7444
85.0
79.4
63.8
78.8
61.6
2023
1355.970
202
7241
82.7
77.1
64.2
76.6
62.0
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2025-02-15
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