The Hindu Business Line : Rajasthan Atomic Power Unit 5 commences operation

MUMBAI: Unit-5 of Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP-5) at Rawatbhata near Kota has commenced commercial operation, the Nuclear Power corporation (NPCIL) said here on Saturday.

This new indigenous unit using imported Russian fuel was synchronised to the Northern Grid for the first time on December 22 last year and began commercial operation from February 4, 2010, a NPCIL release said.

The 220 MW unit was supplying infirm power to the grid since December 22 but from February 4, it has become commercial with 63 per cent capacity (at 140 MW).

With the commissioning of this unit, number of nuclear power reactors in commercial operation has increased to 18 with a total installed capacity 4340 MW.

The tariff of the power supplied from this unit also will be comparable with other 17 operating units of NPCIL-below Rs3, a company official said.

The operation of RAPS-5 in Rajasthan increases the nuclear installed capacity at Rawatbhata Site to 960 MW. The generation of RAPS-5 will be shared by the states in Northern Electricity Region. The unit is fuelled with imported uranium.

NPCIL said, Unit-6 of RAPP, also a 220 MW had achieved first criticality (controlled nuclear chain reaction) on January 23 and is currently going through statutory tests in preparation for the first synchronisation and commencement of commercial operatio n by the end of this month. - PTI

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