Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.A.P.S.) | |
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Country | India |
Location | Tarapur, Maharashtra |
Coordinates | 19°49′44.33″N 72°39′40.34″E / 19.8289806°N 72.6612056°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1961 |
Commission date | 28 October 1969 |
Owner | Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd |
Operator | Nuclear Power Corporation of India |
Nuclear power station | |
Reactors | 4 |
Reactor type | Units 1 & 2: BWR-1 Units 3 & 4: IPHWR-540 |
Reactor supplier | Units 1 & 2: GE Units 3 & 4: NPCIL |
Cooling source | Arabian Sea |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 2 × 160 MW, 2 × 540 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 1400 MW |
Capacity factor | 64.31% (2020-21)[1] |
Annual net output | 7886 GW.h (2020-21)[1] |
External links | |
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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] It is one of the largest nuclear power plant in the country. It has 4 reactors, 2 BWR-1 of 160 MWe each and 2 IPHWRs Of 540 MWe each.