Nuclear Power Corporation of India
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The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) is a Public Sector Undertaking under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India. It was incorporated in September 1987 as a Public Limited Company under the Companies Act, 1956, with the objective of operating the atomic power stations and implementing the atomic power projects for the generation of electricity in pursuance of the schemes and programs of Government of India under the Atomic Energy Act.
NPCIL is solely responsible for constructing and operating India's commercial nuclear power programme. As of 2007 the company had 17 reactors under operation in 6 locations:[1] with more under construction and with a Total Installed capacity of 4120MWe. All the nuclear power plants operated by the company are certified for ISO-14001 (Environment Management System). NPCIL is the only power utility company in India which utilizes nuclear fuel sources. Most of the generating stations operated by NPCIL are Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors, originally called as CANDU.
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. [2]
[edit] Locations
As of 2007, the company had operating plants in the following locations, each location having 2 or more reactors:[3]
- TAPS (Tarapur Atomic Power Station), Tarapur, Maharastra
- RAPS, Rawatbhata, Rajasthan
- MAPS (Madras Atomic Power Station), Kalpakkam, Tamilnadu
- NAPS Narora, Uttar Pradesh
- KAPS Kakrapar, Gujarat
- KAIGA (Kaiga Atomic Power Station), Kaiga, Karnataka
As of 2007, the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant is under construction.
[edit] References
- ^ Plants in Operation (Company website)
- ^ Private sector giants `poach' NPCIL personnel The Hindu, Monday, Nov 20, 2006
- ^ Plants in Operation (Company website)
[edit] External links
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