Nuclear Power Corporation of India

The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is a government-owned corporation in India. One of the public sector undertakings, it is wholly owned by the Union Government and is responsible for the generation of nuclear power for electricity. NPCIL is administered by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), part of the Ministry of Science and Technology. NPCIL is the only power utility company in India which uses nuclear fuel sources.

NPCIL was created in September 1987 as public limited company under the Companies Act 1956, "with the objective of undertaking the design, construction, operation and maintenance of the atomic power stations for generation of electricity in pursuance of the schemes and programmes of the Government of India under the provision of the Atomic Energy Act 1962." All nuclear power plants operated by the company are certified for ISO-14001 (Environment Management System).

NPCIL is the sole body responsible for constructing and operating India's commercial nuclear power plants. As of 2007 the company had 17 nuclear reactors in operation at six locations, a total installed capacity of 4120 MWe:^[1]</ref>

Unit	Type	Capacity (MWe)	Since
TAPS-1 (Tarapur, Maharashtra)	BWR	160	October 28, 1969
TAPS-2 (Tarapur, Maharashtra)	BWR	160	October 28, 1969
RAPS-1 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan)	PHWR	100	December 16, 1973
RAPS-2 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan)	PHWR	200	April 1, 1981
MAPS-1 (Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu)	PHWR	220	January 27, 1984
MAPS-2 (Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu)	PHWR	220	March 21, 1986
NAPS-1 (Narora, Uttar Pradesh)	PHWR	220	January 1, 1991
NAPS-2 (Narora, Uttar Pradesh)	PHWR	220	January 1, 1992
KAPS-1 (Kakrapar, Gujarat)	PHWR	220	May 6, 1993
KAPS-2 (Kakrapar, Gujarat)	PHWR	220	September 6, 1995
KAIGA-1 (Kaiga, Karnataka)	PHWR	220	November 16, 2000
KAIGA-2 (Kaiga, Karnataka)	PHWR	220	March 16, 2000
RAPS-3 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan)	PHWR	220	June 1, 2000
RAPS-4 (Rawatbhata, Rajasthan)	PHWR	220	December 23, 2000
RAPS-4 (Tarapur, Maharashtra)	PHWR	540	September 12, 2005
TAPS-3 (Tarapur, Maharashtra)	PHWR	540	August 18, 2006
KAIGA-3 (Kaiga, Karnataka)	PHWR	220	May 6, 2007

Subsequent to the government's decision to allow private companies to provide nuclear power, the company has experienced problems with private enterprises "poaching" its employees. ^[2]

As of 2007, the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant is under construction.

References

1. ^ Plants in Operation (Company website)
2. ^ Private sector giants `poach' NPCIL personnel The Hindu, Monday, Nov 20, 2006

External links

• NPCIL webpage

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