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Nuclear Power Corporation of India 
Type State-owned enterprise Industry Nuclear power
Electricity generationFounded September 1987[1] Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
16th Floor, Centre - I, World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, Colaba,[2]Products Electricity Operating income 
3,806.82 crore (US$772.02 million) (2009-2010)[3]Net income 1,248.29 crore (US$253.15 million) (2010-2011)Total equity 20,740 crore (US$4.21 billion) (2008-2008)Website npcil.nic.in The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is a government-owned corporation of India based in Mumbai. One of the public sector undertakings, it is wholly owned by the Union Government and is responsible for the generation of nuclear power for electricity. NPCIL is administered by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), part of the Ministry of Science and Technology. NPCIL is the only power utility company in India which uses nuclear fuel sources.
NPCIL was created in September 1987 as public limited company under the Companies Act 1956, "with the objective of undertaking the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the atomic power stations for generation of electricity in pursuance of the schemes and programmes of the Government of India under the provision of the Atomic Energy Act 1962." All nuclear power plants operated by the company are certified for ISO-14001 (Environment Management System).
NPCIL is the sole body responsible for constructing and operating India's commercial nuclear power plants. As of November 27, 2010 the company had 20 nuclear reactors in operation at six locations, a total installed capacity of 4780 MWe.[4][5] Subsequent to the government's decision to allow private companies to provide nuclear power, the company has experienced problems with private enterprises "poaching" its employees.[6]
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Nuclear plants
Operational
Unit Type Capacity
(MWe)Since TAPS-1 (Tarapur, Maharashtra) BWR 160 October 28, 1969 TAPS-2 (Tarapur, Maharashtra) BWR 160 October 28, 1969 TAPS-3 (Tarapur, Maharashtra) PHWR 540 August 18, 2006 TAPS-4 (Tarapur, Maharashtra) PHWR 540 September 15, 2005 RAPS-1 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan) PHWR 100 December 16, 1973 RAPS-2 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan) PHWR 200 April 1, 1981 RAPS-3 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan) PHWR 220 June 1, 2000 RAPS-4 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan) PHWR 220 December 23, 2000 RAPS-5 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan) PHWR 220 February 4, 2010 RAPS-6 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan) PHWR 220 March 31, 2010 MAPS-1 (Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu) PHWR 220 January 27, 1984 MAPS-2 (Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu) PHWR 220 March 21, 1986 NAPS-1 (Narora, Uttar Pradesh) PHWR 220 January 1, 1991 NAPS-2 (Narora, Uttar Pradesh) PHWR 220 July 1, 1992 KAPS-1 (Kakrapar, Gujarat) PHWR 220 May 6, 1993 KAPS-2 (Kakrapar, Gujarat) PHWR 220 September 1, 1995 KGS-1 (Kaiga, Karnataka) PHWR 220 November 6, 2000 KGS-2 (Kaiga, Karnataka) PHWR 220 May 6, 2000 KGS-3 (Kaiga, Karnataka) PHWR 220 May 6, 2007 KGS-4 (Kaiga, Karnataka) PHWR 220 November 27, 2010 Total Capacity 4780 Under construction
Unit Under Construction Type Capacity
(MWe)Expected Date KNPP-1 (Koodankulam, Tamil Nadu) LWR 1000 June-2011[7] KNPP-2 (Koodankulam, Tamil Nadu) LWR 1000 Mar-2012[7] KAPS-3 (Kakrapar, Gujarat) PHWR 700 Jun-2015 [8] KAPS-4 (Kakrapar, Gujarat) PHWR 700 Dec-2015 [8] RAPS-7 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan) PHWR 700 Jun-2016 [9] RAPS-8 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan) PHWR 700 Dec-2016 [9] Total Capacity 4800 Proposed
Unit proposed Type Capacity
(MWe)Expected Date Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project European Pressurized Reactor 9900 2017 Total Capacity 9900 References
- '^ 'http://www.npcil.nic.in/main/AboutUs.aspx
- ^ "Contact Us - Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited". Npcil.nic.in. http://www.npcil.nic.in/main/contactus.aspx. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ http://www.npcil.nic.in/main/PdfPage.aspx
- ^ Plants in Operation (Company website)
- ^ "Kaiga-4 achieves criticality". The Hindu (Chennai, India). November 28, 2010. http://www.hindu.com/2010/11/28/stories/2010112862781300.htm.
- ^ Private sector giants `poach' NPCIL personnel The Hindu, Monday, Nov 20, 2006
- ^ a b "Plants Under Construction - Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited". Npcil.nic.in. http://www.npcil.nic.in/main/ConstructionDetail.aspx?ReactorID=77. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ a b "Plants Under Construction - Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited". Npcil.nic.in. http://www.npcil.nic.in/main/ConstructionDetail.aspx?ReactorID=91. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
- ^ a b "Plants Under Construction - Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited". Npcil.nic.in. http://www.npcil.nic.in/main/ConstructionDetail.aspx?ReactorID=87. Retrieved 2010-08-06.
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Nuclear power in India Uranium reserves Tummalapalle Uranium mineOperational plants Jaitapur · Kaiga · Kakrapar · Koodankulam · Madras (Kalpakkam) · Narora · Rajasthan (Kota) · TarapurResearch and testing Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) · CIRUS reactor · Dhruva reactor · Heavy Water Board · Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology · Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) · Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) · Pokhran · Pokhran-II · Smiling Buddha · Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC)Organizations Atomic Energy Commission of India · Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) · Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT) · Department of Atomic Energy · Homi Bhabha National Institute · Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL)Other topics Energy policy of India · India's three stage nuclear power programme · U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation InitiativeElectricity sector · Solar power · Wind power Categories:- Companies based in Mumbai
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