• Tarapur 1 returns to service after refurbishment India’s oldest commercial nuclear power plant has returned to service after a long-term outage for refurbishment and life-extension work. • “After successful refurbishment and life-extension, Tarapur Atomic Power Station Unit-1 (TAPS-1) has been synchronised to the National Grid for the first time in its second innings and has achieved its rated power,” Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) announced today. • “TAPS-1 now returns with renewed strength, supported by upgraded safety systems, modernised equipment, and NPCIL’s unwavering commitment to safety,” it added. • The 160 MWe (gross) boiling water reactor (BWR) reached criticality on 30 December. • Tarapur 1 is one of two BWR units commissioned at the site in Maharashtra in 1969 as India’s first commercial nuclear power plant. • Built by GE on a turnkey contract, the units were originally rated at 200 MWe but were subsequently downrated to 160 MWe (gross).

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  • “After successful refurbishment and life-extension, Tarapur Atomic Power Station Unit-1 (TAPS-1) has been synchronised to the National Grid for the first time in its second innings and has achieved its rated power,” Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) announced today. “TAPS-1 now returns with renewed strength, supported by upgraded safety systems, modernised equipment, and NPCIL’s unwavering commitment to safety,” it added. The 160 MWe (gross) boiling water reactor (BWR) reached criticality on 30 December. Tarapur 1 is one of two BWR units commissioned at the site in Maharashtra in

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