Nuclear Power Corporation of India

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Nuclear Power Corporation of India

Type

State-owned enterprise

Industry

Energy September 1987[1] Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 16th Floor, Centre I, World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, Colaba,[2]

Founded

Headquarters

Key people Products

K.C. Purohit CMD Nuclear power and electricity generation and distribution

Operating income Net income

79.62 billion (US$1.2 billion) (2012 2013)[3] 21.01 billion(US$320 million) (20122013)

Total equity

207.4 billion (US$3.2 billion) (2008

2008) Website www.npcil.nic.in

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is a government-owned corporation of India based in Mumbai. One of thepublic sector undertakings, it is wholly owned by the Union Government and is responsible for the generation of nuclear power for electricity. NPCIL is administered by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). NPCIL is the only power utility company in India which uses nuclear fuel sources. NPCIL was created in September 1987 as public limited company under the Companies Act 1956, "with the objective of undertaking the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the atomic power stations for generation of electricity in pursuance of the schemes and programmes of the Government of India under the provision of the Atomic Energy Act 1962." All nuclear power plants operated by the company are certified for ISO-14001 (Environment Management System). NPCIL is the sole body responsible for constructing and operating India's commercial nuclear power plants. As of 10 August 2012 the company had 21 nuclear reactors in operation at seven locations, a total installed capacity of 5780 MWe.[4][5] Subsequent to the government's decision to allow private companies to provide nuclear power, the company has experienced problems with private enterprises "poaching" its employees.[6]

Contents
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1 Nuclear plants
o o o

1.1 Operational 1.2 Under construction 1.3 Proposed

2 See also 3 References 4 External links

Nuclear plants[edit]
Operational[edit]

Unit

Type

Capacity
(MWe)

Since

TAPS-1 (Tarapur, Maharashtra)

BWR

160

28 October 1969

TAPS-2 (Tarapur, Maharashtra)

BWR

160

28 October 1969

TAPS-3 (Tarapur, Maharashtra)

PHWR

540

18 August 2006

TAPS-4 (Tarapur, Maharashtra)

PHWR

540

15 September 2005

RAPS-1 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan)

PHWR

100

16 December 1973

RAPS-2 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan)

PHWR

200

1 April 1981

RAPS-3 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan)

PHWR

220

1 June 2000

RAPS-4 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan)

PHWR

220

23 December 2000

RAPS-5 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan)

PHWR

220

4 February 2010

RAPS-6 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan)

PHWR

220

31 March 2010

MAPS-1 (Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu)

PHWR

220

27 January 1984

MAPS-2 (Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu)

PHWR

220

21 March 1986

NAPS-1 (Narora, Uttar Pradesh)

PHWR

220

1 January 1991

Unit

Type

Capacity
(MWe)

Since

NAPS-2 (Narora, Uttar Pradesh)

PHWR

220

1 July 1992

KAPS-1 (Kakrapar, Gujarat)

PHWR

220

6 May 1993

KAPS-2 (Kakrapar, Gujarat)

PHWR

220

1 September 1995

KGS-1 (Kaiga, Karnataka)

PHWR

220

6 November 2000

KGS-2 (Kaiga, Karnataka)

PHWR

220

6 May 2000

KGS-3 (Kaiga, Karnataka)

PHWR

220

6 May 2007

KGS-4 (Kaiga, Karnataka)

PHWR

220

27 November 2010

KNPP-1 (Koodankulam, Tamil Nadu) VVER 1000 1000

22 October 2013

Total Capacity

5780

Under construction[edit]
Unit Under Construction Type Capacity
(MWe)

Expected Date

KNPP-2 (Koodankulam, Tamil Nadu) VVER 1000 1000

Mar-2014

KAPS-3 (Kakrapar, Gujarat)

PHWR

700

Jun-2015[7]

Unit Under Construction

Type

Capacity
(MWe)

Expected Date

KAPS-4 (Kakrapar, Gujarat)

PHWR

700

Dec-2015[7]

RAPS-7 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan)

PHWR

700

Jun-2016[8] Dec-2016[8]

RAPS-8 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan)

PHWR

700

Total Capacity

3800

Proposed[edit]
Unit proposed Type Capacity
(MWe)

Expected Date

Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project European Pressurized Reactor 9900

2017

Total Capacity

9900

See also[edit]

Bhavini Nuclear power in India

References[edit]
1. 'Jump up to:^ 'http://www.npcil.nic.in/main/AboutUs.aspx 2. Jump up^ "Contact Us Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited". Npcil.nic.in. Retrieved 2010-08-06. 3. Jump up^ http://www.npcil.nic.in/main/PdfPage.aspx 4. Jump up^ Plants in Operation (Company website) 5. Jump up^ "Kaiga-4 achieves criticality". The Hindu (Chennai, India). 28 November 2010.

6. Jump up^ Private sector giants `poach' NPCIL personnel The Hindu, Monday, 20 November 2006 7. ^ Jump up to:a b "Plants Under Construction Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited". Npcil.nic.in. Retrieved 201008-06. 8. ^ Jump up to:a b "Plants Under Construction Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited". Npcil.nic.in. Retrieved 201008-06.

External links[edit]

NPCIL webpage
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