Thursday, March 13, 2008

Very Poor Nuclear Power Performance - 47% Load Factor

mar 13th, 2008

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.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: R

 

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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