The nuclear power equipment including the 220 MW Steam Turbine Generator set and all the four Steam Generators supplied by BHEL to Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), has created a world record for continuous operation. This equipment are in operation at the indigenously developed 220 MW Unit 1 Kaiga Atomic Power Station (KAPS) of NPCIL. According to a press release by BHEL this unit has registered 941 days of continuous operation, surpassing the earlier world record of 940 days held by Heysham-Unit 2 of the United Kingdom. This achievement has demonstrated the country’s indigenous capability in design, manufacture, erection, commission and efficient operation of pressurized heavy water reactors (PWHR).
The first stage of the nuclear power program has attained maturity with 18 operating PHWRs. Twelve PHWRs accounting for 74% of the Nuclear Power capacity are equipped with BHEL-supplied Steam Turbine Generator sets (10 units of 220 MW each and two units of 540 MW).
BHEL is currently installing two units each of its highest rating 700 MW nuclear sets at Kakrapara, Gujrat and Rawatbhata, Rajasthan and is fully geared for enhanced contribution in NPCIL’s upcoming 700 MW PHWRs.
BHEL is associated with all the three stages of the Indian nuclear power programme - the first stage PHWR, the second stage Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) and the third stage Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR).
@EPC World Media
