Kakrapar Atomic Power Station

Kakrapar Atomic Power Station
Location of Kakrapar Atomic Power Station
Country	India
Coordinates	21°14′19″N 73°21′00″E
Construction began	1984
Commission date	May 6, 1993
Operator(s)	Nuclear Power Corporation of India LTD.
Reactor information
Reactors operational	2 × 220 MW
Reactors under construction	2 × 700 MW
Power generation information
Annual generation	1,851 GW·h
Net generation	31,037 GW·h
Website Nuclear Power Corporation of India
As of November 22, 2010

The Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) is a nuclear power station in India, which lies in the proximity of the city of Surat in the state of Gujarat. It consists of two 220 MW pressurized water reactors with heavy water as moderator (PHWR). KAPS-1 went critical on 3 September 1992 and began commercial electricity production a few months later on 6 May 1993. KAPS-2 went critical on 8 January 1995 and began commercial production in September 1, 1995. In January 2003 the CANDU Owners Group (COG) distinguished KAPS-1 as the worldwide best PHWR of its class.^{[citation needed]}

The construction costs originally were estimated to be 3.8252 billion Rupees, the plant was finally finished at a price of 13.35 billion Rupees. Construction of units 3 and 4 started on 22 November 2010.

Accidents

• 1998 KAPS-1 was switched off because of a leakage in the cooling loop for 66 days.
• 10 March 2004 the (at the time) supply for the control rods were irreparably damaged during maintenance work. In response, poisons were added to the system and the reactor was shut off.
• On 22 August 2006 it was reported by village inhabitants the area around the power station had been penetrated. A search by the police did not result in any findings.

Township

• Kaps has a small township located in a rural setting some odd 80 kilometres (50 mi) away from the city of Surat.
• It is some less than 20 kilometres (12 mi) away from Vyara, which is the headquarters of Tapi district formed in Oct 2007.

Units

Unit	Type	Gross MW	Construction start	Operation start	Notes
Phase I
Kakrapar 1	PHWR	220	1 December 1984	6 May 1993
Kakrapar 2	PHWR	220	1 April 1985	1 September 1995
Phase II
Kakrapar 3	PHWR	700	22 November 2010	2015
Kakrapar 4	PHWR	700	22 November 2010	2016

See also

• Nuclear power in India

External links

• "Nuclear Power in India". Country Briefings. World Nuclear Association (WNA). November 2010. http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf53.html. Retrieved 2010-11-23.