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 an 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.