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NARORA-2
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 Nov, 1977
24 Oct, 1991
First Grid Connection
Commercial Operation Date
05 Jan, 1992
01 Jul, 1992
LifeTime Performance
Electricity Supplied
Energy Availability Factor
Operation Factor
Energy Unavailability Factor
Load Factor
36.07 TW.h
66.0 %
76.1 %
34.0 %
64.8 %
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
1992
567.040
200
3553
80.5
64.2
64.2
64.2
64.2
1993
83.310
200
548
6.3
4.8
24.7
4.8
24.7
1994
761.660
200
5494
62.7
43.5
32.2
43.5
32.2
1995
1036.810
200
5798
66.2
66.1
41.9
59.2
39.9
1996
1227.520
200
6572
74.8
69.9
48.1
69.9
46.6
1997
1568.710
200
8121
92.7
89.2
55.6
89.5
54.4
1998
1333.240
200
6829
78.0
75.0
58.6
76.1
57.7
1999
1425.940
200
7468
85.2
85.8
62.2
81.4
60.9
2000
1340.760
200
7182
81.8
79.9
64.3
76.3
62.7
2001
1343.010
200
6897
78.7
74.5
65.4
76.7
64.2
2002
1692.790
202
8416
96.1
94.8
68.2
95.7
67.2
2003
1287.090
202
7458
85.1
70.7
68.4
72.7
67.7
2004
1364.550
202
8447
96.2
78.9
69.2
76.9
68.4
2005
1222.910
202
7907
90.3
71.5
69.4
69.1
68.5
2006
1229.430
202
8278
94.5
71.9
69.6
69.5
68.5
2007
496.850
202
4808
54.9
30.0
67.0
28.1
65.9
2008
0.000
202
0
0.0
0.0
62.9
0.0
61.9
2009
0.000
202
0
0.0
0.0
59.3
0.0
58.3
2010
289.190
202
2282
26.0
18.3
57.1
16.3
56.0
2011
765.970
202
8014
91.5
45.3
56.5
43.3
55.4
2012
1120.090
202
8495
96.7
65.1
56.9
63.1
55.8
2013
1064.990
202
7697
87.9
63.6
57.2
60.2
56.0
2014
1245.700
202
8646
98.7
72.4
57.9
70.4
56.6
2015
1449.830
202
7467
85.2
83.9
59.0
81.9
57.7
2016
1551.470
202
7906
90.0
88.1
60.2
87.4
58.9
2017
1633.270
202
8327
95.1
92.9
61.5
92.3
60.2
2018
1488.420
202
7629
87.1
85.0
62.4
84.1
61.1
2019
1710.410
202
8760
100.0
97.8
63.7
96.7
62.4
2020
1615.020
202
8613
98.0
92.7
64.7
91.0
63.4
2021
1351.530
202
7331
83.7
76.4
65.1
76.4
63.9
2022
1474.350
202
8063
92.0
84.0
65.7
83.3
64.5
2023
1326.280
202
7085
80.9
75.4
66.0
75.0
64.8
Performance indicators are calculated from the Commercial Operation Date.
Above data generated by the PRIS database. Last update on 2025-01-24
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