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Tarapur nuclear power plant 1

Operating India
Gross capacity
160MW

Tarapur nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at Tarapur nuclear power plant in India rated at 160 MW gross. It is operating. Commercial operation began 28 Oct 1969.

Specification
Reactor type Boiling water reactor (BWR)
ModelBWR-1 (Mark 2)
Size classLarge
CoolantLight water
ModeratorLight water
Gross capacity160MW
Net capacity (reference)150MW
Net capacity (design)200MW
Thermal output530MWt
Typical enrichment3–5% U-235
Ownership & location
SiteTarapur nuclear power plant
Unit1
CountryIndia
OwnerNuclear Power Corporation Of India Ltd100%
OperatorNuclear Power Corporation Of India
Coordinates 19.8294, 72.6617
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
Upstream

Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.

RosatomUrencoCNNCOrano
Conversion
CamecoCNNCConverDynOranoRosatom
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units — utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.

Timeline

  1. 1 Oct 1964Construction start
  2. 1 Feb 1969First criticality
  3. 1 Apr 1969Grid connection
  4. 28 Oct 1969Commercial operation

Other units at Tarapur nuclear power plant

UnitStatusGross MW
Tarapur nuclear power plant 2 Mothballed 160
Tarapur nuclear power plant 3 Operating 540
Tarapur nuclear power plant 4 Operating 540
Tarapur nuclear power plant 5 Announced 200
Tarapur nuclear power plant 6 Announced 55

Other BWR-1 (Mark 2) units

2 units worldwide share this model designation.

UnitCountryStatusGross MW
Tarapur nuclear power plant 2 India Mothballed 160

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