The Atomic Power Station at Rawatbhata achieved a feat on Monday when Unit-5 completed 739 days of uninterrupted power production. With this achievement the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station becomes the second nuclear plant in the world to run continuously for such a long duration — second only to Pickering Nuclear Generating Station at Ontario, Canada.
739 days The Unit-5 project completed 739 days of non-stop power production in 13-56 hours, displacing from the number two slot — the La Salle Power County Nuclear Generating Station at Illinois in the U.S., Unit-1 of which had run for 739 days without a shutdown. In India, the Tarapur Nuclear Reactor had operated non-stop for 590 days.
“Normally if a power project functions for more than 300 days without interruption, it is considered good,” Vinod Kumar, Station Director told The Hindu .
“It is our technical capability which has helped us break this record. The unit is indigenously designed,” Dr Kumar said.
