Gujarat is the site of the nation’s first nuclear power plant, the 700 MW Kakrapar
A senior official said Friday that the 700 MW Kakrapar nuclear power reactor at the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP) in Gujarat has begun commercial operations.
A senior KAPP official announced: “With great pleasure, this is to inform you that our first indigenous 700 MWe Unit, KAPP-3, has become commercial on June 30, 2023, at 1000 Hrs.”
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According to him, the unit is now functioning at 90% of its maximum power.
At Kakrapar, which already has two 220 MW power plants, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is constructing two 700 MW pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs).
Numerous commissioning operations were under place at KAPP 4, which, according to authorities, had made 96.92% progress by the end of May.
The NPCIL has given financial and administrative approval for the construction of sixteen 700 MW PHWRs around the nation.
At Rawatbhata in Rajasthan (RAPS 7 and 8) and Gorakhpur in Haryana (GHAVP 1 and 2), 700 MW nuclear power stations are being built.
The construction of 10 locally produced PHWRs in fleet mode has been approved by the government for four locations: Gorakhpur in Haryana, Chutka in Madhya Pradesh, Mahi Banswara in Rajasthan, and Kaiga in Karnataka.
