IPHWR-220

IPHWR-220 Reactor Class
Kaiga Atomic Power Plant, showing four IPHWR-220 reactors
GenerationGeneration II reactor
Reactor conceptpressurized heavy-water reactor
Reactor lineIPHWR (Indian Pressurized Heavy-water Reactor)
Designed byBhabha Atomic Research Centre
Manufactured byPPED, DAE (now part of NPCIL)
Status14 Operational
Main parameters of the reactor core
Fuel (fissile material)235U (NU/SEU/LEU)
Fuel stateSolid
Neutron energy spectrumThermal
Primary control methodcontrol rods
Primary moderatorHeavy water
Primary coolantHeavy water
Reactor usage
Primary useGeneration of electricity
Power (thermal)754.5 MWth
Power (electric)220 MWe

The IPHWR-220 (Indian Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor-220) is an Indian pressurized heavy-water reactor designed by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.[1] It is a Generation II reactor developed from earlier CANDU based RAPS-1 and RAPS-2 reactors built at Rawatbhata, Rajasthan. It can generate 220 MW of electricity. Currently, there are 14 units operational at various locations in India. It is sometimes referred to as a small modular reactor due to its modularization.[2]

The IPHWR design was later expanded into 540 MW and 700 MW designs, as well as the AHWR-300 design.

  1. ^ "ANU SHAKTI: Atomic Energy In India". BARC. Archived from the original on 2020-06-26. Retrieved 2021-03-20.
  2. ^ "ARIS - Technical Data". IAEA.