Rajastan Atomic Power Project

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Rajastan Atomic Power Project
Data
Country	India
Operator	Nuclear Power Corporation of India LTD.
Built	1963
Start of commercial operation	December 16, 1973
Reactors
Reactors active	4 (740 MW)
Reactors under construction	2 (440 MW)
Reactors planned	2
Power
Capacity	MW
Total power generation in 2006	3,140 GWh
Average annual generation (last 5 yrs)	3,971 GWh
Net generation	50,497 GWh
Other details
As of July 24, 2007

The Indian Nuclear power station Rajasthan (also Rajasthan Atomic power station - RAPS or Rawatbhata Atomic power Project - RAPP) is about 65 kilometers from Kota by way of the Chambal River, approximately 3 kilometer above the dam that holds the Rana Pratap Sagar lake. The plant lies in the Federal State Rajasthan, district Chittorgarh. The next locale is Tamlao, Rawatbhata is approx. 11 kilometers far away, which is where the plant is located. In Kota a factory for heavy water operated in the 80s.

RAPS is India's first pressurized water reactor (PHWR) of the type CANDU type. The project started in 1968 with Canadian assistance for the 220 MW reactor which became critical on 11 August 1973. After the Indian nuclear weapon test of 18 May 1973 in Pokharan, Canadian support was withdrawn. Therefore the second reactor only became critical in October 1980.

After many incidents and repairs RAPS-1 has now a 100 MW capacity, RAPS-2 is ~200 MW.

In the context of the Indian atomic program, two more PHWR with an output of 220 MW each were built. They cost around 570 million dollars. RAPS-3 became critical on 24 December 1999, RAPS-4 became critical on 3 November 2000.

Two more reactors (RAPS-5 and RAPS-6) with 220 MWe each are in building. Yet another two are planned.

[edit] Unit breakdown

Unit	Type	Net MW	Gross MW	Start of construction	Finish of construction	Commercial operation	Shut down
Rajasthan (RAPS) - 1	CANDU	90 MW	100 MW	01.08.1965	30.11.1972	16.12.1973
Rajasthan (RAPS) - 2	CANDU	187 MW	200 MW	01.04.1968	01.11.1980	01.04.1981
Rajasthan (RAPS) - 3	CANDU	202 MW	220 MW	01.02.1990	10.03.2000	01.06.2000
Rajasthan (RAPS) - 4	CANDU	202 MW	220 MW	01.10.1990	17.11.2000	23.12.2000
Rajasthan (RAPS) - 5	CANDU	202 MW	220 MW	18.09.2002	30.06.2007 (planned)	31.08.2007 (planned)
Rajasthan (RAPS) - 6	CANDU	202 MW	220 MW	20.01.2003	31.12.2007 (planned)	28.02.2008 (planned)

[edit] See also

• Nuclear power in India

Coordinates: 24°52′20″N 75°36′50″E / 24.87222, 75.61389

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Reference line 23 & 24 date corrections. Work was under way in India and Canada for RAPP 1 IN 1968. Criticality and the weapon test were both in 1973 and Canadian (Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd.) support was immediately withdrawn. I was a member of AECL staff at Mumbai and the reactor site. I returned to Canada in October 1973.