Tarapur Atomic Power Station

Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.A.P.S.)
Unit 3 of Tarapur Power Station
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CountryIndia
LocationTarapur, Maharashtra
Coordinates19°49′44.33″N 72°39′40.34″E / 19.8289806°N 72.6612056°E / 19.8289806; 72.6612056
StatusOperational
Construction began1961; 63 years ago (1961)
Commission date28 October 1969; 54 years ago (1969-10-28)
Owner(s)
Operator(s)Nuclear Power Corporation of India
Nuclear power station
Reactors4
Reactor typeUnits 1 & 2: BWR-1
Units 3 & 4: IPHWR-540
Reactor supplierUnits 1 & 2: GE
Units 3 & 4: NPCIL
Cooling sourceArabian Sea
Power generation
Units operational2 × 540 MW
Nameplate capacity1400 MW
Capacity factor64.31% (2020-21)[1]
Annual net output7886 GW.h (2020-21)[1]
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Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.A.P.S.) is located in Tarapur, Palghar, India. It was the first commercial nuclear power station built in India.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Monthly Genration Reports Actual for Apr-2021 : Central Sector Nuclear" (PDF). National Power Portal. Central Electricity Authority. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
  2. ^ PRIS- Power Reactor Information System