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{{Infobox power station
|name = Rajasthan Atomic Power Station
|image =
|image_caption =
|country = India
|coordinates = {{coord|24|52|20|N|75|36|50|E|region:IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
|operator = [[Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd]] (NPCIL)
|construction_began = 1963
|commissioned = 16 December 1973
|decommissioned =
|np_reactor_type = Units 1 & 2: [[CANDU]] Units 3 & 4: [[IPHWR-220]] Units 5 & 6: [[IPHWR-700]]
|np_reactor_supplier = Units 1 & 2: [[AECL]] Units 3 & 4: PPED, DAE (now [[NPCIL]]) Units 5 & 6: [[NPCIL]]
|ps_cooling_source = [[Rana Pratap Sagar Dam]], [[Chambal River]]
|ps_cooling_towers =
|ps_units_operational = 1 x 200 MW 4 x 220 MW
|ps_units_decommissioned= 1 x 100 MW
|ps_units_uc = 2 x 700 MW
|ps_units_planned =
|ps_electrical_capacity = 1,080
|ps_annual_generation = 3,140
|ps_electrical_cap_fac = 30.4%
|website = [http://www.npcil.nic.in/maps.asp Nuclear power Corporation of India Ltd]
}}

The '''Rajasthan Atomic Power Station''' (RAPS; also ''Rajasthan Atomic Power Project'' - RAPP) is located at [[Rawatbhata]] in the state of [[Rajasthan]], India.

== History ==

The construction of the [[Douglas Point Nuclear Generating Station]] Canada began in 1961 with a [[CANDU]] (Canada Deuterium Uranium) [[pressurised heavy water reactor]] (PHWR) capable of producing 220 [[Megawatt|MW]] of electricity. Two years after the construction of the Rajasthan Power Project (RAPP) commenced, with two similar reactors built in the state of Rajasthan. Ten years later, in 1973 RAPS-1 was put into service. In 1974 after India conducted [[Smiling Buddha]], its first [[nuclear weapons test]] Canada stopped their support of the project, delaying the commissioning of RAPS-2 until 1981.<ref name=nti>{{cite web|url= http://www.nti.org/learn/facilities/76/ |title= Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS) |work= [[Nuclear Threat Initiative]] |date= 1 September 2003 |access-date= 18 February 2017}}</ref>

In the context of the Indian atomic program, two more PHWR with an output of 220 MW each were built. They cost around 570 million dollars. RAPS-3 became critical on 24 December 1999, RAPS-4 became critical on 3 November 2000. Commercial operations began on 1 June 2000 for unit 3, and on 23 December 2000 for unit 4.

Two more reactors (RAPS-5 and RAPS-6) with 220 MWe have also been built, with unit 5 beginning commercial operation on 4 February 2010, and unit 6 on 31 March 2010.<ref name="RAPS">{{cite web
|url = http://www.npcil.nic.in/main/ProjectOperationDisplay.aspx?ReactorID=74
|title = Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS)
|work = Plants Under Operation
|publisher = [[Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited]] (NPCIL)
|access-date = 18 July 2011
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110716091429/http://www.npcil.nic.in/main/ProjectOperationDisplay.aspx?ReactorID=74
|archive-date = 16 July 2011
}}</ref>

Two of the new Indian-designed 700 MWe series of the reactor (RAPP-7 and RAPP-8) are under construction at Rajasthan.

In November 2012, the [[International Atomic Energy Agency]] (IAEA) intensively audited over several weeks two reactors at the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station for safety. It has concluded that the reactors are among the best in the world, the indigenously made 220 MW atomic plants can withstand a Fukushima type of accident, even suggesting that the "safety culture is strong in India" and that India emerged a winner with a high global safety rank.<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/un-s-nuclear-watchdog-rajasthan-reactors-are-among-world-s-safest-292623 UN's nuclear watchdog: Rajasthan reactors are among world's safest]. NDTV.com (15 November 2012). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.</ref>

First concrete for unit 7 was poured on 18 July 2011,<ref>{{cite news
|url= http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article2237873.ece?homepage=true
|title= India begins construction of 25th nuclear plant
|date= 18 July 2011 |work= [[The Hindu]]
|access-date=18 July 2011 }}</ref>
with commercial operation expected by 2016.
The two reactors will cost an estimated Rs 123.2 billion (US$2.6 billion).<ref>{{cite web
|url= http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/NN-Construction_starts_on_new_Rajasthan_units-1807114.html
|title= Construction starts on new Rajasthan units
|date= 18 July 2011 |work= [[World Nuclear News]] |publisher= [[World Nuclear Association]] (WNA)
|access-date=18 July 2011 }}</ref>

== Incidents ==
By 2003 RAPS-1 had experienced numerous problems due to leaks, cracks in the end-shield and [[turbine blade]] failures, had undergone repairs and appeared to be generating 100 MW electricity, with RAPS-2 reportedly generating 200 MW.<ref name=nti/>

On 29 August 2006, a 90% iron [[meteorite]] weighing 6.8 kilograms fell in Kanvarpura village, near the power station. The Deputy Director-General (western region) of the [[Geological Survey of India]], R.S. Goyal, said that devastation on an "unimaginable scale" would have ensued had the object struck the station.<ref>[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/meteorite-fall-in-rajasthan-village/article3071137.ece Meteorite fall in Rajasthan village] The Hindu, 6 September 2006.</ref>

In June 2012, 38 workers were exposed to [[tritium]] when a welding operation went wrong inside the protected environment of the reactor.<ref>[http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/radiation-scare-in-rajasthan-workers-exposed-237858?pfrom=home-otherstories Radiation scare in Rajasthan, workers exposed]. NDTV.com (30 June 2012). Retrieved on 2013-12-06.</ref>

==Units==
{| class="wikitable"
! Unit !! Type !! Gross MW !! Construction start !! Operation start !! Shut Down !! Notes
|-
|colspan="8" align="center"| '''Phase I'''
|-
|- style="text-align:center;"
|  RAPS-1 
| [[CANDU]] || 100 MW
| 1 August 1965 || 16 December 1973 || October 2004
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npcil.nic.in/content/501_1_RawatbhataRajasthanSite.aspx|title=Rajasthan Atomic Power Station|publisher=NPCIL|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
| RAPS-2
| [[CANDU]] || 200 MW
| 1 April 1968 || 1 April 1981 ||
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=303|title=RAPS-2|publisher=PRIS|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|colspan="8" align="center"| '''Phase II'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| RAPS-3
| [[IPHWR-220]] || 220 MW
| 1 February 1990 || 1 June 2000 ||
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=287|title=RAPS-3|publisher=PRIS|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
| RAPS-4
| [[IPHWR-220]] || 220 MW
| 1 October 1990 || 23 December 2000 ||
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=288|title=RAPS-4|publisher=PRIS|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|colspan="8" align="center"| '''Phase III'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| RAPS-5
| [[IPHWR-220]] || 220 MW
| 18 September 2002
| 4 February 2010<ref name="RAPS"/> ||
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=295|title=RAPS-5|publisher=PRIS|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
| RAPS-6
| [[IPHWR-220]] || 220 MW
| 20 January 2003 || 31 March 2010 <ref name="RAPS"/> ||
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=297|title=RAPS-6|publisher=PRIS|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref>
|-
|colspan="8" align="center"| '''Phase IV'''
|- style="text-align:center;"
| RAPS-7
| [[IPHWR-700]] || 700 MW
| 18 July 2011
| March 2022 (expected)<ref name="world-news">https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Kakrapar-3-achieves-first-criticality</ref> ||
|<ref name="2022opening">{{cite web |title=Indian government takes steps to get nuclear back on track - World Nuclear News |url=http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Indian-government-takes-steps-to-get-nuclear-back |website=world-nuclear-news.org |access-date=28 March 2019}}</ref>|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=298|title=RAPS-7|publisher=PRIS|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref>
|- style="text-align:center;"
| RAPS-8
| [[IPHWR-700]] || 700 MW
| December 2011 || 2023 (expected)<ref name="world-news" /> ||
||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pris.iaea.org/PRIS/CountryStatistics/ReactorDetails.aspx?current=299|title=RAPS-8|publisher=PRIS|access-date=13 February 2020}}</ref>
|}

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Nuclear technology|Energy}}
*[[Nuclear power in India]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.nfb.ca/film/Juggernaut ''Juggernaut''], a 1968 Canadian documentary on the delivery of the plant's [[calandria (nuclear reactor)|calandria]].

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