Rajasthan Atomic Power Station | |
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Country | India |
Coordinates | 24°52′20″N 75°36′50″E / 24.87222°N 75.61389°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1963 |
Commission date | 16 December 1973 |
Operator(s) | Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactors | 8 |
Reactor type | Units 1 & 2: CANDU Units 3,4,5 & 6: IPHWR-220 Units 7 & 8: IPHWR-700 |
Reactor supplier | Units 1 & 2: AECL Units 3 & 4: PPED, DAE (now NPCIL) Units 5 & 6: NPCIL Units 7 & 8: NPCIL |
Cooling source | Rana Pratap Sagar Dam, Chambal River |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 1 x 200 MW 4 x 220 MW |
Units under const. | 2 x 700 MW |
Units decommissioned | 1 x 100 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 1080 MW |
Capacity factor | 78.07% (2020-21)[1] |
Annual net output | 7386 GW.h (2020-21)[1] |
External links | |
Website | Nuclear power Corporation of India Ltd |
Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS; also Rajasthan Atomic Power Project - RAPP) is a nuclear power plant located at Rawatbhata in the state of Rajasthan, India.