On 31 August 2007, Prime Minister, Mr.
Manmohan Singh dedicated two high-efficiency nuclear reactors to the nation at
Tarapur in Thane district.
TAPS 3 and 4 are state-of-the art
pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs) with a capacity of 540 MW each and both
have already been connected to the power grid.
The Tarapur atomic centre, the
construction of which began way back in 1964, has four nuclear power reactors -
TAPS 1 and 2 and TAPS 3 and 4. The first two are boiling water reactors (BWRs),
which started power generation in 1969. TAPS 4, which was commissioned in 2005,
and TAPS 3, commissioned in 2006, are PHWRs. These two reactors are the largest
single atomic power producing unit in the country.
Also See:
TAPS-Unit 3 goes
commercial (18-Aug-06)
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