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| Kaiga Generating Station | |
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| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 14°51′55.16″N 74°26′22.71″E / 14.8653222°N 74.4396417°ECoordinates: 14°51′55.16″N 74°26′22.71″E / 14.8653222°N 74.4396417°E |
| Construction began | 1989 |
| Commission date | November 16, 2000 |
| Operator(s) | Nuclear Power Corporation of India LTD. |
| Reactor information | |
| Reactors operational | 4 x 220 MW |
| Power generation information | |
| Annual generation | 2,231 GW·h |
| Net generation | 17,389 GW·h |
| Website Nuclear Power Corporation of India |
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| As of July 22, 2007 | |
Kaiga generating station is a nuclear power generating station situated at Kaiga, near the river Kali, in Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka, India. The plant has been in operation since March 2000 and is operated by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India.
It has four units. The fourth unit went critical on 27 November 2010.[1] The two oldest units comprise the west half of the site and the two newer units are adjoining the east side of the site. All of the four units are small-sized CANDU plants of 220 MW.
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[edit] Description
On November 27, 2010 the Kaiga Atomic Power Station unit 4 of 220 MW capacity became operational [2]
On January 19, 2011, unit 4 with 220 MW capacity was connected to the southern power grid at 01:56 hours. With this, the total capacity rose to 880MW making it the third largest after Tarapur (1400MW) and Rawatbhata (1180MW). The unit, fueled by indigenous uranium, will supply electricity to Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry.[3]
[edit] Major incidents
On May 13, 1994, the under-surface of the pre-stressed concrete dome of the reactor unit 1 collapsed during the final stage of construction. It brought down 150 tonnes (330,000 lb) of concrete from a height of 75 metres (246 ft) and injured 14 persons. This incident delayed the completion of the first two units. As per the earlier schedule, the first two units were expected to go critical by June 1996. The construction of the first unit could not be completed before 1999.
[edit] Financial problems
According to Kaiga authorities, the direct loss on account of delay was enormous. The cost of the project was estimated at 
750 crore (US$150 million). The revised cost amounted to 2,275 crore (US$455 million).
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Nuclear power Corporation of India Ltd
- Karwar eNews
- PM:No radiation leak at Kaiga, nothing to worry
- No radiation leak at kaiga, workers safe
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