Tarapur nuclear power plant 1
India Small
Gross capacity
160MW
Tarapur nuclear power plant 1 is a boiling water reactor unit at Tarapur nuclear power plant in India rated at 160 MW gross. It is operating. Commercial operation began 28 Oct 1969.
Specification
| Reactor type | Boiling water reactor (BWR) |
|---|---|
| Model | BWR-1 (Mark 2) |
| Size | Small300 MWe or less |
| Coolant | Light water |
| Moderator | Light water |
| Gross capacity | 160MW |
| Net capacity (reference) | 150MW |
| Net capacity (design) | 200MW |
| Thermal output | 530MWt |
| NSSS vendor | GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energyall vendors |
| Typical enrichment | 3–5% U-235 |
Ownership & location
| Site | Tarapur nuclear power plant |
|---|---|
| Unit | 1 |
| Country | India |
| Owner | Nuclear Power Corporation Of India Ltd100% |
| Operator | Nuclear Power Corporation Of India |
| Coordinates | 19.8294, 72.6617 |
Fuel chain for this unit
Fuel form
Uranium dioxide pellets in zirconium-alloy cladding
Enrichment
3–5% U-235
Who makes this assembly
- Framatome BWR fuel assemblies
- Global Nuclear Fuel BWR fuel assemblies
- Westinghouse Electric Company BWR fuel assemblies
Upstream
Enriched fuel means this unit sits downstream of five conversion plants and four enrichment operators holding 88% of world capacity between the top three.
Fabricator capability is recorded against reactor type and model line, not against named units,
utilities do not publish fuel contracts. See the fuel chain.
Timeline
- 1 Oct 1964Construction start
- 1 Feb 1969First criticality
- 1 Apr 1969Grid connection
- 28 Oct 1969Commercial operation
Other units at Tarapur nuclear power plant
| Unit | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|
| Tarapur nuclear power plant 2 | Mothballed | 160 |
| Tarapur nuclear power plant 3 | 540 | |
| Tarapur nuclear power plant 4 | 540 | |
| Tarapur nuclear power plant 5 | Announced | 200 |
| Tarapur nuclear power plant 6 | Announced | 55 |
Other BWR-1 (Mark 2) units
2 units worldwide share this model designation.
| Unit | Country | Status | Gross MW |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tarapur nuclear power plant 2 | India | Mothballed | 160 |
Sources
- Global Nuclear Power Tracker, Global Energy Monitor, August 2026 release , CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 2026-09-06 · this unit last researched by GEM on 2026-06-18
- GEM.wiki entry (further reading) , CC BY-SA 4.0, linked, not quoted
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