Tarapur Atomic Power Station
| Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.A.P.S.) | |
|---|---|
Unit 3 and 4 of Tarapur Power Station | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Tarapur, Maharashtra |
| Coordinates | 19°49′44.33″N 72°39′40.34″E / 19.8289806°N 72.6612056°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Construction began | 1961 |
| Commission date | 28 October 1969 |
| Owner | Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd |
| Operator | Nuclear Power Corporation of India |
| Nuclear power station | |
| Reactors | 4 |
| Reactor type | Units 1 & 2: BWR-1 Units 3 & 4: IPHWR-540 |
| Reactor supplier | Units 1 & 2: GE Units 3 & 4: NPCIL |
| Cooling source | Arabian Sea |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 × 160 MW, 2 × 540 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 1400 MW |
| Capacity factor | 64.31% (2020-21) |
| Annual net output | 7886 GW.h (2020-21) |
| External links | |
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Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.A.P.S.) is located in Tarapur, Palghar, India. It was the first commercial nuclear power station built in India. It is the fourth largest nuclear power plants in the country. It has 4 reactors, 2 BWR-1 of 160 MWe each and 2 IPHWRs of 540 MWe each.