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Nuclear Power Corporation of India

Type State-owned enterprise

Industry Energy

Founded September 1987[1]

Headquarters Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

16th Floor, Centre – I, World Trade

Centre, Cuffe Parade, Colaba,[2]

Key people K.C. Purohit CMD

Products Nuclear power and electricity

generation and distribution

Operating

income

79.62 billion (US$1.2 billion) (2012–

2013)[3]

Net income 21.01 billion(US$320 million) (2012–

2013)

Total equity 207.4 billion (US$3.2 billion) (2008–

2008)

Website www.npcil.nic.in

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is a government-owned

corporation of India based in Mumbai. One of thepublic sector undertakings, it is wholly

owned by the Union Government and is responsible for the generation of nuclear

power for electricity. NPCIL is administered by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).

NPCIL is the only power utility company in India which uses nuclear fuel sources.

NPCIL was created in September 1987 as public limited company under the Companies

Act 1956, "with the objective of undertaking the design, construction, operation and

maintenance of the atomic power stations for generation of electricity in pursuance of

the schemes and programmes of the Government of India under the provision of the

Atomic Energy Act 1962." All nuclear power plants operated by the company are

certified for ISO-14001 (Environment Management System).

NPCIL is the sole body responsible for constructing and operating India's commercial

nuclear power plants. As of 10 August 2012 the company had 21 nuclear reactors in

operation at seven locations, a total installed capacity of 5780 MWe.[4][5] Subsequent to

the government's decision to allow private companies to provide nuclear power, the

company has experienced problems with private enterprises "poaching" its employees.[6]

Contents

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1 Nuclear plants

o 1.1 Operational

o 1.2 Under construction

o 1.3 Proposed

2 See also

3 References

4 External links

Nuclear plants[edit]

Operational[edit]

Unit Type Capacity(MWe)

Since

TAPS-1 (Tarapur, Maharashtra) BWR 160 28 October 1969

Unit Type Capacity(MWe)

Since

TAPS-2 (Tarapur, Maharashtra) BWR 160 28 October 1969

TAPS-3 (Tarapur, Maharashtra) PHWR 540 18 August 2006

TAPS-4 (Tarapur, Maharashtra) PHWR 540 15 September 2005

RAPS-1 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan) PHWR 100 16 December 1973

RAPS-2 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan) PHWR 200 1 April 1981

RAPS-3 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan) PHWR 220 1 June 2000

RAPS-4 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan) PHWR 220 23 December 2000

RAPS-5 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan) PHWR 220 4 February 2010

RAPS-6 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan) PHWR 220 31 March 2010

MAPS-1 (Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu) PHWR 220 27 January 1984

MAPS-2 (Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu) PHWR 220 21 March 1986

NAPS-1 (Narora, Uttar Pradesh) PHWR 220 1 January 1991

NAPS-2 (Narora, Uttar Pradesh) PHWR 220 1 July 1992

Unit Type Capacity(MWe)

Since

KAPS-1 (Kakrapar, Gujarat) PHWR 220 6 May 1993

KAPS-2 (Kakrapar, Gujarat) PHWR 220 1 September 1995

KGS-1 (Kaiga, Karnataka) PHWR 220 6 November 2000

KGS-2 (Kaiga, Karnataka) PHWR 220 6 May 2000

KGS-3 (Kaiga, Karnataka) PHWR 220 6 May 2007

KGS-4 (Kaiga, Karnataka) PHWR 220 27 November 2010

KNPP-1 (Koodankulam, Tamil Nadu) VVER −1000 1000 22 October 2013

Total Capacity 5780

Under construction[edit]

Unit Under Construction Type Capacity(MWe)

Expected Date

KNPP-2 (Koodankulam, Tamil Nadu)

VVER −1000 1000 Mar-2014

KAPS-3 (Kakrapar, Gujarat) PHWR 700 Jun-2015[7]

KAPS-4 (Kakrapar, Gujarat) PHWR 700 Dec-2015[7]

Unit Under Construction Type Capacity(MWe)

Expected Date

RAPS-7 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan) PHWR 700 Jun-2016[8]

RAPS-8 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan) PHWR 700 Dec-2016[8]

Total Capacity 3800

Proposed[edit]

Unit proposed Type Capacity(MWe)

Expected Date

Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project European Pressurized Reactor 9900 2017

Total Capacity 9900

See also[edit]

Bhavini

Nuclear power in India

References[edit]

1. 'Jump up to:^ 'http://www.npcil.nic.in/main/AboutUs.aspx

2. Jump up^ "Contact Us – Nuclear Power Corporation of

India Limited". Npcil.nic.in. Retrieved 2010-08-06.

3. Jump up^ http://www.npcil.nic.in/main/PdfPage.aspx

4. Jump up^ Plants in Operation (Company website)

5. Jump up^ "Kaiga-4 achieves criticality". The

Hindu (Chennai, India). 28 November 2010.

6. Jump up^ Private sector giants `poach' NPCIL

personnel The Hindu, Monday, 20 November 2006

7. ^ Jump up to:a b "Plants Under Construction – Nuclear Power

Corporation of India Limited". Npcil.nic.in. Retrieved 2010-

08-06.

8. ^ Jump up to:a b "Plants Under Construction – Nuclear Power

Corporation of India Limited". Npcil.nic.in. Retrieved 2010-

08-06.

External links[edit]

NPCIL webpage

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