Nuclear in India
ThEC15 attendees were given a unique opportunity to visit the Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS), located in Tarapur, Maharashtra. With a total capacity of 1400 MW, Tarapur is the largest nuclear power station in India. The facility is operated by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL).
The conference attendees visited the newer reactors, TAPS 3 and 4. Due to security, no pictures or videos were allowed during the visit. We would, however, like to encourage you to see a great documentary by National Geographic of the Tarapur facilities.
The conference attendees visited the newer reactors, TAPS 3 and 4. Due to security, no pictures or videos were allowed during the visit. We would, however, like to encourage you to see a great documentary by National Geographic of the Tarapur facilities.
The Tarapur Atomic Power Station was initially constructed with two Boiling water reactor (BWR) units by Bechtel and GE under an agreement between India, the United States, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Units 1 and 2 were brought online for commercial operation on 28th of October 1969. These were the first of their kind in Asia. More recently, an additional two Pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) units of 540 MW each were constructed by L & T and Gammon India. Unit 3 was brought online for commercial operation on 18 August 2006, and unit 4 on 12 September 2005.
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