Last Updated on June 20, 2018 by Admin
Unit 1 of Kaiga Nuclear Generating station (KGS-1) set a new record of continuous operation of 766 days, surpassing the earlier record of 765 days set by Unit-5 of Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS-5) in 2014.
With this achievement, KGS-1 now stands second in the world among the Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR) and fourth among all nuclear power reactors in terms of continuous operation. The unit has been operating since May 13, 2016.
KGS-1 (220 MW) is an indigenous PHWR fuelled by domestic fuel which started commercial operations on November 2000. It has generated about 2576 crore units of electricity since the start of its commercial operations, including about 402 crore units generated in the present continuous run.
India’s nuclear power plants have demonstrated continuous operations for long periods exceeding a year 27 times so far. Incidentally. along with KGS-1, four more reactors, RAPS-3 (659 days), KGS-2 (464 days) and KGS-3 (467 days) and MAPS-2 (357 days) are presently operating for long periods.
NPCIL presently has 22 reactors with a capacity of 6780 MW in operation and eight reactors with a capacity of 6200 MW under construction. Work has also been initiated on twelve more reactors (9000 MW) accorded administrative approval and financial sanction by Government.
Credits: NPCIL Press Release
