Kaiga nuclear power plant

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Kaiga nuclear power plant
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Kaiga nuclear power plant (India)
Kaiga nuclear power plant
Coordinates 14 ° 52 '0 "  N , 74 ° 26' 20"  E Coordinates: 14 ° 52 '0 "  N , 74 ° 26' 20"  E
Country: IndiaIndia India
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Owner: Nuclear Power Corporation of India LTD.
Operator: Nuclear Power Corporation of India LTD.
Project start: 1989
Commercial operation: March 16, 2000

Active reactors (gross):

4 (880 MW)

Planning set (gross):

(2) (440 MW)
Energy fed in in 2010: 2,880.97 GWh
Energy fed in since commissioning: 27,288.81 GWh
Website: Side of the operator
Was standing: June 6, 2011
The data source of the respective entries can be found in the documentation .
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The Kaiga nuclear power station (English Kaiga Atomic Power Station ) is located near the town of Kaiga in the state of Karnataka , Uttara Kannada district on the southern bank of the Kali River , which is dammed about 5 km to the west of the Kadra Dam .

In Kaiga there are currently four pressurized water reactors in operation with heavy water as moderator (heavy water pressure reactor (PHWR) with a CANDU- like design) each with an output of 220 megawatts . Kaiga 1 went critical on September 26, 2000. Kaiga 2 became critical on September 24, 1999 and commercial operation began on March 16, 2000. The fourth reactor has been in commercial operation since January 20, 2011.

The planning of two more reactors was discontinued.

There is also a facility for the disposal of radioactive waste on the site .

Regardless of the performance of the nuclear power plant, there are still towns in the immediate vicinity that are waiting to be connected to the electricity grid.

Accidents

Due to a construction accident on May 13, 1994, in which part of the inner containment collapsed, there were delays in construction.

On November 24, 2009, elevated tritium levels were measured in a cooling tank on the site, the content of which was intended as drinking water. According to official information, this was the result of an act of sabotage. As a result, security measures such as measurements and monitoring have been strengthened.

Environmental impact

According to the "Western Ghats Task Force", the number of cancer cases around the power plant is said to have risen from five to 40 in the first ten years of operation of the power plant.

safety

As a result of the Tōhoku earthquake in Japan , the safety of the plant was checked and, according to official information, all reactors in operation can withstand a magnitude 6 earthquake. In addition, the plant is beyond the reach of tsunamis.

Data of the reactor blocks

The Kaiga nuclear power plant has a total of four units ; information on the planned units 5 and 6 is currently not available from the IAEA .

Reactor block Reactor type Electric net
power 		Electric gross
power 		Thermal
performance 		start of building Network
synchronization 		Commercialization
of essential operation 		switching off
processing
Kaiga-1 PHWR 202 MW 220 MW 800 MW 09/01/1989 10/12/2000 11/16/2000 -
Kaiga-2 PHWR 202 MW 220 MW 800 MW December 01, 1989 12/02/1999 March 16, 2000 -
Kaiga-3 PHWR 202 MW 220 MW 800 MW 03/30/2002 03/31/2007 04/11/2007 -
Kaiga-4 PHWR 202 MW 220 MW 800 MW 05/10/2002 01/19/2011 01/20/2011 -
Kaiga-5 PHWR 202 MW 220 MW 800 MW - - - -
Kaiga-6 PHWR 202 MW 220 MW 800 MW - - - -

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  1. ↑ Kaiga 5 nuclear power plant in the IAEA's PRIS ( Memento from June 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  2. ↑ Kaiga 6 nuclear power plant in the IAEA's PRIS ( Memento from June 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
  3. ^ Tritium added to drinking water in Kaiga, Monday, November 30th
  4. ↑ Enhanced safety measures at Kaiga atomic plant
  5. ^ Meet to discuss safety issues at Kaiga N-plant , The Times of India, April 20, 2011
  6. ^ Kaiga plant at tsunami-proof location , The Times of India, March 16, 2011
  7. ↑ Power Reactor Information System of the IAEA : "Country Details: India" (English)

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