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NARORA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
Submitted by K. Anandharaman, 109012015244, III d year Mechanical c sec.
NARORA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
Introduction:
Narora is located on the banks of river Ganges, in district Bulandshahar, Uttar Pradesh. A nuclear power plant is located in its vicinity. Narora is located at281148N 782253E. It has an average elevation of 174 metres (571 ft). It is about 150 kilometres (93 mi) away from Delhi. As of 2001 India census, Narora had a population of 20,376. Males constitute 54% of the population and females 46%. Its average literacy rate is 58%, lower than the national average of 59.5%, with male literacy 65% and female literacy 49%. In Narora, 14% of the population is under 6 years of age.
About Narora Nuclear Power Plant:
Narora is home to one of the nation's network of nuclear power plants, operated by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), a public sector undertaking under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India. Its twin reactors (2X220 MW) are an Indianised version of the Canadian CANDU-Type reactors, which operate on natural uranium as fuel and heavy water as the moderator-cum-primary coolant. This is one of the reactors for which fuel would be procured from U.S.A. under the '123 Nuclear Treaty' signed by the Governments of India and the United States of America in October 2008. Narora has several bathing locations or steps (Ghats) for holy dip in the Ganges. The view from Narora Dam is very scenic. The modern residential colony of the staff of Narora Atomic Power Plant, (NAPS), is just near the dam. Its statue and parks are also worth a visit. Belon-wali Mata mandir (Temple of Mother-goddess) is just 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Narora. The nearest railway station is Rajghat Narora which is 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Narora. The nearest bus station is
500 metres (1,600 ft) from Narora. For holy dip in the Ganges several ghats are Rajghat, Karnvaas, Narvar, Kalakatti, Ramghat etc. Dolphins are seen between a 160 kilometres (99 mi) stretch in the upper part of the Ganges between Bijnor and Narora Barrage. At Narvar, situated back side of NAPS colony, there is Sanskrit college named Sangved Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya. The Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS) is a unit of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL). It generates 440 KW of nuclear power daily and feeds it to the Northern Power Grid. Altogether seven States are its beneficiaries. The entire operation of power generation at Narora is silent and eco-friendly. But for its massive chimneys, reactors and power lines, the existence of the complex could have remained unnoticed. Narora is the fourth atomic power station in the country. Its foundation was laid on January 4, 1974. The nuclear power plants to have been commissioned in India earlier were Tarapur (Maharashtra) Rawatbhata (Rajasthan) and Kalpakkam (Tamilnadu). The first unit of Narora went critical on March 12, 1989 while the second one achieved this distinction on October 24, 1991. The commercial production of power from the first unit of NAPS started on January 1, 1991. The second unit began its output on June 30, 1992.
Specification:
Location : Narora, Dist. Bulandshahar, UP
Reactor Type Unit Capacity(MWe) Date of Commercial Operation
1 2
Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor(PHWR) Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor(PHWR)
220 220
January 1,1991 july 1,1992
Cumulative Generation upto December - 2011
Unit 1 2 Cumulative Generation 21848 21402
Generation Statistics during the Current Financial Year (2011-12)
Unit 1 1 2 2 Gross Capacity Generation(MUs) Factor(%) 59 863 61 99 42 603 53 86 Period Apr 2011 - Dec 2011 Dec 2011 - Dec 2011 Apr 2011 - Dec 2011 Dec 2011 - Dec 2011
Promoter NPCIL Location Narora, Dist. Bulandshahar, UP Reactor type Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (P.H.W.R) Capacity 2 x 220 MWe Date of Commercial Operation Unit I : January 1, 1991 Unit II : July 1, 1992
Location : Narora, Dist. Bulandshahar, UP Unit Reactor Type 1 Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor(PHWR) 2 Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor(PHWR)
Capacity(MWe) 220 220
Date of Commercial Operation January 1,1991 July 1,1992
Cumulative Generation upto December - 2011 Unit Cumulative Generation(MUs) 1 21848 2 21402 Generation Statistics during the Current Financial Year (2011-12) : Unit Gross Generation(MUs) Capacity Factor(%) 1 863 59
Period Apr 2011 - Dec 2011
1 2 2
99 603 86
61 42 53
Dec 2011 - Dec 2011 Apr 2011 - Dec 2011 Dec 2011 - Dec 2011
Previous four years Generation Statistics : Unit 1 1 1 2 2 2 Year 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 2010-2011 2009-2010 2008-2009 Gross Generation(MUs) 1228 818 740 658 0 0 Capacity Factor(%) 64 42 38 61 0 Availability Factor(%) 94 80 74 90 0
