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MAPS-1&2, 220 MWe twin units are located at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. They are
PHWR type reactors, became operational in 1984 & 1986 respectively. Licensed upto
December 2020.

NAPS-1&2, 220 MWe twin units are located at Narora, Uttar Pradesh. They are
PHWR type reactors, became operational in 1991 & 1992 respectively. Licensed upto
June 2023.

KGS-1&2 and KGS-3&4, 220 MWe units are located at Kaiga, Karnataka. They
are PHWR type reactors. KGS-1&2 became operational in 2000 and licence for
operation is valid upto May 2022. KGS-3 & 4 became operational in 2007 and 2011
respectively, and licence for operation is valid upto April 2023.

KKNPP-1&2, 1000 MWe twin units are located at Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu. They
are PWR type reactors, became operational in 2014 and 2017 respectively. Licensed
upto July 2020.

FBTR is India’s first and only fast breeder test reactor located at Kalpakkam. This test
reactor has been operational since 1985. The current output is 18 MW. The licence for
operation of FBTR is valid upto June 2023.

KAMINI (Kalpakkam Mini) reactor at IGCAR is India’s first U-233 fuelled research
reactor, located at Kalpakkam. It produces 30 kW at full power. It achieved criticality
in 1996 & is under regular safety surveillance of AERB. This reactor functions as a
neutron source for neutron radiography, activation analysis and radiation physics
experiments.

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