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🇮🇳 Tarapur

Nuclear power plant · India

Operational
Capacity≈1,404 MW
Units4
First Online1969
Construction Start1964
Reactor TypeBWR, PHWR
Coordinates19.834, 72.657

Tarapur is a nuclear power station in India. Of its 4 recorded unit(s), 2 reactors are operational, 2 in suspended operation. Combined net capacity of the operating units is about 1,404 MW. Units in suspended operation are not permanently shut down: they remain licensed and can return to service. The first unit reached commercial operation in 1969. Reactor technology on site: BWR, PHWR.

Reactor units at Tarapur

UnitStatusReactor typeNet capacityKey dates
Tarapur-1SuspendedBWR
BWR-1 (Mark 2)
200 MWConstruction 1964 · Grid 1969
Tarapur-2SuspendedBWR
BWR-1 (Mark 2)
200 MWConstruction 1964 · Grid 1969
Tarapur-4OperationalPHWR
Horizontal Pressure Tube Type
502 MWConstruction 2000 · Grid 2005
Tarapur-3OperationalPHWR
Horizontal Pressure Tube Type
502 MWConstruction 2000 · Grid 2006
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