Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS) is a nuclear power plant located at Narora, Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh, on the banks of the Ganges River. It is operated by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India. NAPS has two pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) units, each of 220 MW capacity.
Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS): Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh
Located on the banks of the Ganges River
Reactor type: Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR)
Capacity: 2 × 220 MW = 440 MW total
Commissioned: 1991 (Unit 1) and 1992 (Unit 2)
Operated by NPCIL (Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd)
India's first nuclear plant: Tarapur, Maharashtra (1969)
Name: Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS) Location: Narora, Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh River: Located on the banks of the Ganges (Ganga) Operator: Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) Department: Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India Reactor type: Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) Number of units: 2 Capacity per unit: 220 MW Total capacity: 440 MW Commissioning: Unit 1 — 1991; Unit 2 — 1992 Fuel: Natural uranium (characteristic of PHWRs)
India's nuclear power plants (operated by NPCIL):
India uses Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) at most plants because they use natural uranium (India has limited enriched uranium but has thorium reserves).
Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS) is located at Narora in Bulandshahr district, Uttar Pradesh, on the banks of the Ganges River. It is operated by NPCIL (Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited).
Narora Atomic Power Station has two units, each of 220 MW capacity, giving a total installed capacity of 440 MW. It uses Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR) fuelled by natural uranium.
India's first nuclear power plant was the Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS) in Maharashtra, commissioned in 1969. It was built with US assistance. Tarapur was India's first and for many years its largest nuclear power station.
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