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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 maleliteracy 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 toone ofthe nation's networkofnuclear power

plants, operated by the Nuclear Power CorporationofIndia Limited (NPCIL),

a public sector undertaking under the Department ofAtomic Energy (DAE),Government ofIndia. Its twinreactors (2X220 MW) are an Indianised

versionofthe CanadianCANDU-Type reactors, which operate onnatural

uranium as fuel and heavy wateras the moderator-cum-primary coolant.

This is one ofthe reactors for which fuel would be procured from U.S.A.

under the '123 Nuclear Treaty' signed by the Governments ofIndiaand the

United States ofAmerica 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 modernresidential colony ofthe staffofNarora

Atomic Power Plant, (NAPS), is just near the dam. Its statue and parks are

also worth avisit. Belon-wali Mata mandir (Temple ofMother-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

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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

betweena160 kilometres (99 mi) stretch in the upper part ofthe Ganges

between Bijnorand Narora Barrage. At Narvar, situated back side ofNAPS

colony, there is Sanskrit college named Sangved Sanskrit Mahavidyalaya.

The Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS) is a unit ofthe Nuclear Power

CorporationofIndia Limited (NPCIL). It generates 440 KW ofnuclear power

daily and feeds it to the Northern Power Grid. Altogether seven States are

its beneficiaries. The entire operationofpowergenerationat Narora is silent

and eco-friendly. But for its massive chimneys, reactors and power lines, the

existence ofthe 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 ofNarora went critical

on March 12, 1989 while the second one achieved this distinctionon

October 24, 1991. The commercial productionofpowerfrom 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

UnitReactor Type Capacity(MWe) Date ofCommercial

Operation

1 Pressurised Heavy WaterReactor(PHWR)

220 January 1,1991

2 Pressurised Heavy WaterReactor(PHWR)

220 july 1,1992

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Cumulative Generation upto December - 2011

Generation Statistics during the Current Financial Year (2011-12)

Unit Cumulative Generation1 218482 21402

Unit Gross

Generation(MUs)

Capacity

Factor(%)

Period

1 863 59 Apr 2011 - Dec 2011

1 99 61 Dec 2011 - Dec 2011

2 603 42 Apr 2011 - Dec 2011

2 86 53 Dec 2011 - Dec 2011

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Promoter

NPCIL

Location

Narora, Dist. Bulandshahar, UP

Reactor type

Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (P.H.W.R)

Capacity

2 x 220 MWe

Date ofCommercial Operation

Unit I: January 1, 1991Unit II: July 1, 1992

Location : Narora, Dist. Bulandshahar, UP

Unit Reactor Type Capacity(MWe) Date of Commercial Operation1 Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor(PHWR) 220 January 1,1991

2 Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor(PHWR) 220 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(%) Period1 863 59 Apr 2011 - Dec 2011

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1 99 61 Dec 2011 - Dec 20112 603 42 Apr 2011 - Dec 2011

2 86 53 Dec 2011 - Dec 2011

Previous four years Generation Statistics :Unit Year Gross Generation(MUs) Capacity Factor(%) Availability Factor(%)

1 2010-2011 1228 64 941 2009-2010 818 42 80

1 2008-2009 740 38 742 2010-2011 658 61 90

2 2009-2010 0 0 02 2008-2009 0