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Tarapur Atomic Power Station
First nuclear power station built in India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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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 |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1961; 63 years ago (1961) |
Commission date | 28 October 1969; 54 years ago (1969-10-28) |
Owner(s) | |
Operator(s) | 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 × 540 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 1080 MW |
Capacity factor | 64.31% (2020-21)[1] |
Annual net output | 7886 GW.h (2020-21)[1] |
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