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🇮🇳 Kalpakkam-2 (Madras-2 / MAPS2)

Name: Kalpakkam-2 (Madras-2 / MAPS2)
Address: India

Nuclear power plant · India

Operational

Capacity≈202 MW

Units1

First Online1986

Construction Start1972

Reactor TypePHWR

Coordinates12.553, 80.174

Kalpakkam-2 (Madras-2 / MAPS2) is a nuclear power station in India. Of its 1 recorded unit(s), 1 reactor is operational. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 202 MW. The first unit reached commercial operation in 1986. Reactor technology on site: PHWR.

Reactor units at Kalpakkam-2 (Madras-2 / MAPS2)

Unit	Status	Reactor type	Net capacity	Key dates
Kalpakkam-2 (Madras-2 / MAPS2)	Operational	PHWR Horizontal Pressure Tube type	202 MW	Construction 1972 · Grid 1986

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