Tarapur Atomic Power Station was constructed initially with two boiling water reactor (BWR) units under the 1963 123 Agreement between India, the United States, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It was built for the Department of Atomic Energy by GE and Bechtel. Units 1 and 2 were brought online for commercial operation on 28 October 1969 with an initial power of 210 MW of electricity. Later on this was reduced to 160 MW due to technical difficulties.[3] These were the first of their kind in Asia.
More recently, an additional two pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) units of 540 MW each were constructed by BHEL, L&T and Gammon India, seven months ahead of schedule and well within the original cost estimates. Unit 3 was brought online for commercial operation on 18 August 2006, and unit 4 on 12 September 2005.[3]
The personnel operating the power plant live in a residential complex called T. A. P. S. colony, 19°48′58″N72°44′35″E / 19.816°N 72.743°E / 19.816; 72.743 which is a fifteen-minute drive from Boisar, the nearest railway station. The residential complex was also constructed by Bechtel to house both Indian and American employees. Due to this, the residential complex has a very Indian small-town look, with neat sidewalks, spacious houses, a club with tennis courts, swimming pool, a commissary etc.
The residential colony features 3 central schools namely - Atomic Energy Central School No. 1 (AECS-1), Atomic Energy Central School No. 2 (AECS-2) and Atomic Energy Central School No. 3 (AECS-3), all running under Atomic Energy Education Society (AEES). The local beach at Chinchani is approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from the colony.
During maintenance of Tarapur-1, a blast occurred which damaged the chimney. Tarapur-2 was subsequently shut down to avoid any potential issues, completely shutting down the power generation capability of Phase-1 of TAPS in January 2020.[9]
Safety concerns
The Boiling water reactors (BWRs) at Tarapur 1 and 2 units are similar to the reactors involved in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. The age of the reactors, coupled with their old design, have raised safety concerns and, according to one local leader in 2011, the reactors had already been in operation for 16 years longer than their design lives.[10]
In 2007, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) evaluated seismic safety features at Tarapur 1 and 2 and reported many shortfalls, following which NPCIL installed seismic sensors.[11] In 2011, AERB formed a 10-member committee, consisting of experts from Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) and India Meteorological Department (IMD), to assess the vulnerability of the Tarapur to earthquakes and tsunamis.[12] A. Gopalakrishnan, former director of AERB, said that since Tarapur's reactors are much older than the Fukushima units, they should be immediately decommissioned.[13]
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tarapur, atomic, power, station, located, tarapur, palghar, india, first, commercial, nuclear, power, station, built, india, unit, countryindialocationtarapur, maharashtracoordinates19, 8289806, 6612056, 8289806, 6612056, coordinates, 8289806, 6612056, 8289806. 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 2 Tarapur Atomic Power Station T A P S Unit 3 of Tarapur Atomic Power StationCountryIndiaLocationTarapur MaharashtraCoordinates19 49 44 33 N 72 39 40 34 E 19 8289806 N 72 6612056 E 19 8289806 72 6612056 Coordinates 19 49 44 33 N 72 39 40 34 E 19 8289806 N 72 6612056 E 19 8289806 72 6612056StatusOperationalConstruction began1961 62 years ago 1961 Commission date28 October 1969 53 years ago 1969 10 28 Owner s Nuclear Power Corporation of IndiaOperator s Nuclear Power Corporation of IndiaNuclear power stationReactors4Reactor typeUnits 1 amp 2 BWR 1Units 3 amp 4 IPHWR 540Reactor supplierUnits 1 amp 2 GEUnits 3 amp 4 NPCILCooling sourceArabian SeaPower generationUnits operational2 160 MW 2 540 MWNameplate capacity1280 MWCapacity factor64 31 2020 21 1 Annual net output7886 GW h 2020 21 1 External linksCommonsRelated media on Commons edit on Wikidata Contents 1 History 2 Units 3 Incidents 4 Safety concerns 5 See also 6 ReferencesHistory EditTarapur Atomic Power Station was constructed initially with two boiling water reactor BWR units under the 1963 123 Agreement between India the United States and the International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA It was built for the Department of Atomic Energy by GE and Bechtel Units 1 and 2 were brought online for commercial operation on 28 October 1969 with an initial power of 210 MW of electricity Later on this was reduced to 160 MW due to technical difficulties 3 These were the first of their kind in Asia More recently an additional two pressurised heavy water reactor PHWR units of 540 MW each were constructed by BHEL L amp T and Gammon India seven months ahead of schedule and well within the original cost estimates Unit 3 was brought online for commercial operation on 18 August 2006 and unit 4 on 12 September 2005 3 The facility is operated by the NPCIL Nuclear Power Corporation of India The personnel operating the power plant live in a residential complex called T A P S colony 19 48 58 N 72 44 35 E 19 816 N 72 743 E 19 816 72 743 which is a fifteen minute drive from Boisar the nearest railway station The residential complex was also constructed by Bechtel to house both Indian and American employees Due to this the residential complex has a very Indian small town look with neat sidewalks spacious houses a club with tennis courts swimming pool a commissary etc In 1974 after India conducted Smiling Buddha its first nuclear weapons test the West chose to no longer honour its agreement to supply the plant with enriched uranium Nuclear fuel for TAPS has subsequently been delivered from France China and Russia under IAEA safeguards 4 The residential colony features 3 central schools namely Atomic Energy Central School No 1 AECS 1 Atomic Energy Central School No 2 AECS 2 and Atomic Energy Central School No 3 AECS 3 all running under Atomic Energy Education Society AEES The local beach at Chinchani is approximately 7 kilometres 4 3 mi from the colony Units EditUnit Type Gross MW Construction start Operation start NotesPhase ITarapur 1 BWR 1 160 1 October 1964 28 October 1969 5 Tarapur 2 BWR 1 160 1 October 1964 28 October 1969 6 Phase IITarapur 3 IPHWR 540 540 12 May 2000 18 August 2006 7 Tarapur 4 IPHWR 540 540 8 March 2000 12 September 2005 8 Incidents EditDuring maintenance of Tarapur 1 a blast occurred which damaged the chimney Tarapur 2 was subsequently shut down to avoid any potential issues completely shutting down the power generation capability of Phase 1 of TAPS in January 2020 9 Safety concerns EditThe Boiling water reactors BWRs at Tarapur 1 and 2 units are similar to the reactors involved in the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster The age of the reactors coupled with their old design have raised safety concerns and according to one local leader in 2011 the reactors had already been in operation for 16 years longer than their design lives 10 In 2007 Atomic Energy Regulatory Board AERB evaluated seismic safety features at Tarapur 1 and 2 and reported many shortfalls following which NPCIL installed seismic sensors 11 In 2011 AERB formed a 10 member committee consisting of experts from Indian Institutes of Technology IIT and India Meteorological Department IMD to assess the vulnerability of the Tarapur to earthquakes and tsunamis 12 A Gopalakrishnan former director of AERB said that since Tarapur s reactors are much older than the Fukushima units they should be immediately decommissioned 13 See also Edit India portal Energy portal Nuclear technology portal Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tarapur Atomic Power Station Advanced Fuel Fabrication Facility Nuclear power in India List of Indian Nuclear Reactors Map showing nuclear plants in IndiaReferences Edit a b Monthly Genration Reports Actual for Apr 2021 Central Sector Nuclear PDF National Power Portal Central Electricity Authority Retrieved 10 October 2021 PRIS Power Reactor Information System a b Plants Under Operation Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited Archived from the original on 26 January 2011 Retrieved 20 April 2015 Tarapur Atomic Power Station TAPS Nuclear Threat Initiative 1 September 2003 Retrieved 18 February 2017 Nuclear Power Reactor Details TARAPUR 1 Power Reactor Information System International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA 11 February 2020 Retrieved 11 February 2020 Nuclear Power Reactor Details TARAPUR 2 PRIS IAEA 11 February 2020 Retrieved 11 February 2020 Nuclear Power Reactor Details TARAPUR 3 PRIS IAEA 11 February 2020 Retrieved 11 February 2020 Nuclear Power Reactor Details TARAPUR 4 PRIS IAEA 11 February 2020 Retrieved 11 February 2020 No power generation at Tarapur phase I plant after blast cause damage to chimney Mumbai Mirror 29 January 2020 Retrieved 1 September 2021 O Halloran Julian 27 April 2011 Fears rise in India of Fukushima style nuclear disaster BBC News Retrieved 20 April 2015 Atomic Energy Regulatory Board not quite subatomic timesofindia economictimes Retrieved 20 April 2015 AERB committee forms sub group to carry Tarapur plant audit Archived from the original on 21 April 2011 Retrieved 20 April 2015 Doubts raised on Tarapur nuclear plant s safety dead link Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tarapur Atomic Power Station amp oldid 1128715495, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
