the sad saga of the existing nuclear plants.
and we're going to bring in obsolete american reactors and suddenly start generating 10% of india's power needs therefrom?
very nice story. but sorry, no cigar.
From: R
From: Ravinder Singh [mailto:progressindia008@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 1:31 PM
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Subject: Very Poor Nuclear Power Performance – 47% Load Factor
Very Poor Nuclear Power Performance – 47% Load Factor
When 30 years old nuclear plants consistently perform at 90% to 98% during summer months in USA, most of 17 NCPIL reactors perform at only 47% load factor.
Load Factor of NPCIL Reactors April – Jan 2008
| Location | Rating in MWe | L F 2007 | LF 2008 |
| Kaiga Kar. | 3X220 | 64.9% | 46.7% |
| Kakrapar Guj. | 2X220 | 62.2% | 52.2% |
| MAPP TN | 2X220 | 67.8% | 44.1% |
| Narora UP | 2X220 | 31.7% | 18.3% |
| RAPP Raj | 100 + 200 + 3X220 | 54% | 38.1% |
| Tapapur Mah | 2X160 + 2X540 | 57.9% | 60.3% |
|
| 4120 | 56.4% | 47.10% |
Generation in MU of NPCIL Reactors April – Jan 2008
| Location | Rating in MWe | Gen 2007 | Gen 2008 |
| Kaiga Kar. | 3X220 | 2096 | 2248 |
| Kakrapar Guj. | 2X220 | 2011 | 1687 |
| MAPP TN | 2X220 | 2189 | 1426 |
| Narora UP | 2X220 | 1023 | 590 |
| RAPP Raj | 100 + 200 + 3X220 | 2936 | 2069 |
| Tapapur Mah | 2X160 + 2X540 | 5089 | 6201 |
|
| 4120 | 15346 | 14222 |
When North India particularly Punjab and to some extent Haryana & Rajasthan need Nuclear Power desperately only 440 + 740 MWe of installed capacity is provided at Narora & Kota. But generation of these seven units is 2695 MU in ten months of 2008, a 500MW thermal plant could easily provide all the electricity.
In fact Dahanu 500 MW of BSES produced 3714 MU.
Punjab alone is developing 5,000 MW of new coal power projects in addition to 2370 MW thermal power units already operational.
Therefore 10,000 MWe of N Power in foothills of Bhakra Dam is most viable.
India must adopt realistic and far sighted 60,000MWe nuclear program based on global collaboration.
Ravinder Singh March09, 2008
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