Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS) Project

Department of Atomic Energy

 

WHAT

The Land acquisition for the project was carried out in the first phase in 1960s and the second phase in early 2000s. The Project Affected Persons (PAPs) at Tarapur have been rehabilitated in line with the rehabilitation package formulated by the Maharashtra Government as per the then prevalent laws/acts.

 

Location: Tarapur, Maharashtra, India

Subordinate to: Department of Atomic Energy (DAE)

Size: Two Boiling Water Reactors (BER), 160 MWe each

 

TAPS PROJECT

 

The Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS) is located near Boiser in the Thane District of Maharashtra. Begun as India’s first atomic power project, the Indian Government decided to utilize boiling water reactors (BWRs) for the plant. It was the first commercial nuclear power station built in India.

 

On 8 May 1964, a contract between the governments of India and the United States was signed for the construction of TAPS. One hundred and twenty Americans were involved in the project and the BWRs were supplied by the US company General Electric.

 

Construction began in October 1964, and both the Unit-1 and Unit-2 BWRs commenced commercial operations on 28 October 1969. Although the United States agreed to supply enriched uranium to TAPS for 30 years, this supply was cut off after the peaceful nuclear explosion at Pokhran in 1974.

 

Since this time France, China, and Russia have all supplied uranium fuel to TAPS. Imported fuel bound for this facility is currently under IAEA safeguards.

 

 

Source: PIB

 

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