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Table 1.4: List of Operating NPPs

Gross Cap. Commencement of Validity of
NPP Site/District/State Unit Type
(MWe) Operation Licence
TAPS-1 BWR 160 Oct.-1969 March 2021
Tarapur Atomic Tarapur / TAPS-2 160
Power Station Palghar / Maharashtra TAPS-3 540 Aug.- 2006
TAPS-4 PHWR 540 Sept.-2005 August 2021
RAPS-1 # 100 Dec.-1973 August 2024
RAPS-2 200 Apr.-1981
Rajasthan Rawatbhata / RAPS-3 220 Jun.-2000
Atomic Power Chithaurgarh / PHWR October 2022
Station Rajasthan RAPS-4 220 Dec.-2000
RAPS-5 220 Feb.-2010
RAPS-6 220 Mar.-2010 March 2020
Kakrapar Atomic Kakrapar / KAPS-1 PHWR 220 May-1993 July 2024
Power Station Tapi / Gujarat KAPS-2 220 Sept.-1995
Kalpakkam / MAPS-1 220 Jan.-1984
Madras Atomic Kancheepuram / PHWR December
Power Station 2020
Tamil Nadu MAPS-2 220 Mar.-1986
Narora Atomic Narora / Bulandshahar NAPS-1 PHWR 220 Jan.-1991 June 2023
Power Station / Uttar Pradesh NAPS-2 220 Jul.-1992
KGS-1 220 Nov.-2000
Kaiga Kaiga / North Uttar KGS-2 220 Mar.-2000 May 2022
Generating Kannada / Karnataka PHWR
Station KGS-3 220 May-2007 April 2023
KGS-4 220 Jan.-2011
Kudankulam Kudankulam / KKNPP-1 1000 Dec.-2014
Nuclear Power Tirunelveli / Tamil PWR July 2020
Plant Nadu KKNPP-2 1000 Dec.-2017
# Unit under shutdown since 2004 and the reactor core is defueled

During the year, a number of applications from under the Factories Act, 1948 up to July 31, 2020.
the utilities were reviewed and licences for operations /
clearances / permissions were issued. Important among 1.3.3 Safety Review of Operating Nuclear
these are as follows: Facilities and Research Reactors

• Renewal of licence for operation of RAPS-1&2 During the year, TAPS-1 to 4, RAPS-2 to 6, KGS-1
under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (and rules to 4, MAPS-2, NAPS-1&2, KKNPP-1&2 and KAPS-2
framed thereunder) & the Factories Act, 1948 and were operational. KAPS-1 was synchronized to grid after
authorization for radioactive waste disposal/transfer satisfactory completion of EMCCR activities on May 24,
under GSR-125 up to August 31, 2024.
2019 and has been operating satisfactorily since then.
• Renewal of licence for operation of KAPS-1&2 RAPS-1 is in shutdown condition since October 2004.
under the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (and rules MAPS-1 was shut down since January 30, 2018 due to
framed thereunder) & the Factories Act, 1948 and leak from pressure tubes.
authorization for radioactive waste disposal/transfer Number of meetings conducted by various Safety
under GSR-125 up to July 31, 2024.
Committees/Standing Committees / Expert Groups
• Renewal of licence for operation of KKNPP-1&2 during the year is given in Table 1.5.

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