Rajasthan Atomic Power Station
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Station | |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Coordinates | 24°52′20″N 75°36′50″E / 24.87222°N 75.61389°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1963 |
| Commission date | 16 December 1973 |
| Operator | Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactors | 8 |
| Reactor type | PHWR |
| Reactor supplier | Units 1 & 2: AECL Units 3 to 8: NPCIL |
| Cooling towers | 8 × Natural Draft |
| Cooling source | Rana Pratap Sagar Dam, Chambal River |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1 × 200 MW 4 × 220 MW 1 × 700 MW |
| Make and model | Units 1 & 2: CANDU Units 3 to 6: IPHWR-220 Units 7 & 8: IPHWR-700 |
| Units under const. | 1 × 700 MW |
| Units decommissioned | 1 × 100 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 1780 MW |
| Capacity factor | 78.07% (2020-21), Unit 1:17%, Unit 2:57 %, Unit 3 to 6:77 % approx |
| Annual net output | 5762.37 GWh (2022-23) |
| External links | |
| Website | Nuclear power Corporation of India Ltd |
| Commons | Related media on Commons |
The Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS; also Rajasthan Atomic Power Project - RAPP) is a nuclear power plant located at Rawatbhata in the state of Rajasthan, India. It is the third largest nuclear power plant in the country after the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant and Kakrapar Atomic Power Station in terms of installed capacity.