Rajasthan Atomic Power Station

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Country = India
Utility = Nuclear Power Corporation of India LTD.
Built = 1963
Start = December 16, 1973
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Reactor = 4
Reactor_MW = 740
S_Reactor =
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B_Reactor = 2
B_Reactor_MW = 440
P_Reactor = 2
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El_Prod = 3,140
for_year = 2006
El_Prod_avg = 3,971
Net_Prod = 50,497
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as_of = July 24, 2007The Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS; also "Rajasthan Atomic Power Project" - RAPP) in India is located about convert|65|km|mi from Kota by way of the Chambal River, approximately convert|3|km|mi above the dam that holds the Rana Pratap Sagar lake. The plant lies in the Federal State Rajasthan, district Chittorgarh. The next locale is Tamlao, Rawatbhata is approx. 11 kilometers far away, which is where the plant is located. In Kota a factory for heavy water operated in the 80s.

RAPS is India's first pressurized water reactor (PHWR) of the type CANDU type. The project started in 1968 with Canadian assistance for the 220 MW reactor which became critical on 11 August 1973. After the Indian nuclear weapon test of 18 May 1973 in Pokharan, Canadian support was withdrawn. Therefore the second reactor only became critical in October 1980.

After many incidents and repairs RAPS-1 has now a 100 MW capacity, RAPS-2 is ~200 MW.

In the context of the Indian atomic program, two more PHWR with an output of 220 MW each were built. They cost around 570 million dollars. RAPS-3 became critical on 24 December 1999, RAPS-4 became critical on 3 November 2000.

Two more reactors (RAPS-5 and RAPS-6) with 220 MWe each are in building. Yet another two are planned.

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*Nuclear power in India