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Nuclear Power Plants

The operation phase of a nuclear power plant is generally the longest phase of its life cycle. Presently, India has 22 operating reactors, with an installed capacity of 6780 MWe. Among these eighteen reactors are Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) and four are Light Water Reactors (LWRs). Details are given below:

List of Nuclear Power Plants Under Operation.
Sl.no. Plant Name Date of commercial operation Location Gross Power (MWe) Type
1. Tarapur Atomic Power Plant-1 (TAPS-1) Oct-1969

BOISAR, MAHARASTRA

160 BWR
2. Tarapur Atomic Power Plant-2 (TAPS-2) Oct-1969

BOISAR, MAHARASTRA

160 BWR
3. Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant-1 (RAPS-1) Dec-1973

KOTA, RAJASTHAN

100 PHWR
4. Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant-2 (RAPS-2) Apr-1981

KOTA, RAJASTHAN

200 PHWR
5. Madras Atomic Power Plant-1 (MAPS-1) Jan-1984

KALPAKKAM, TAMILNADU

220 PHWR
6. Madras Atomic Power Plant-2 (MAPS-2) Mar-1986

KALPAKKAM, TAMILNADU

220 PHWR
7. Narora Atomic Power Plant-1 (NAPS-1) Jan-1991

NARORA, UTTAR PRADESH

220 PHWR
8. Narora Atomic Power Plant-2 (NAPS-2) Jul-1992

NARORA, UTTAR PRADESH

220 PHWR
9. Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant-1 (KAPS-1) May-1993

TAPI, GUJARAT

220 PHWR
10. Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant-2 (KAPS-2) Sep-1995

TAPI, GUJARAT

220 PHWR
11. Kaiga Generating Station-1 (KGS-1) Nov-2000

KAIGA, KARNATAKA

220 PHWR
12. Kaiga Generating Station-2 (KGS-2) Mar-2000

KAIGA, KARNATAKA

220 PHWR
13. Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant-3 (RAPS-3) Jun-2000

KOTA, RAJASTHAN

220 PHWR
14. Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant-4 (RAPS-4) Dec-2000

KOTA, RAJASTHAN

220 PHWR
15. Kaiga Generating Station-3 (KGS-3) May-2007

KAIGA, KARNATAKA

220 PHWR
16. Kaiga Generating Station-4 (KGS-4) Jan- 2011

KAIGA, KARNATAKA

220 PHWR
17. Tarapur Atomic Power Plant-3 (TAPS-3) Aug-2006

BOISAR, MAHARASTRA

540 PHWR
18. Tarapur Atomic Power Plant-4 (TAPS-4) Sep-2005

BOISAR, MAHARASTRA

540 PHWR
19. Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant-5 (RAPS-5) Feb-2010

KOTA, RAJASTHAN

220 PHWR
20. Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant-6 (RAPS-6) Mar-2010

KOTA, RAJASTHAN

220 PHWR
21. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Station-1 (KKNPS-1) Dec-2014

KUDANKULAM, TAMILNADU

1000 PWR
22. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Station-2 (KKNPS-2) Mar-2017

KUDANKULAM, TAMILNADU

1000 PWR
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