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Kakrapar Atomic Power Station is a nuclear power station in India, which lies in the proximity of the city of Vyara in the state of Gujarat. It consists of two 220 MW pressurized water reactors with heavy water as moderator (PHWR). KAPS-1 went critical on 3 September 1992 and began commercial electricity production a few months later on 6 May 1993. KAPS-2 went critical on 8 January 1995 and began commercial production in 1 September 1995. In January 2003, CANDU Owners Group (COG) declared K.A.P.S. as the best performing pressurized heavy water reactor. The construction costs originally were estimated to be 3.8252 billion rupees, the plant was finally finished at a price of 13.35 billion rupees. Construction of units 3&4 started in November 2010.〔 == Incidents == * 1998 K.A.P.S.-1 was switched off because of a leakage in the cooling loop for 66 days. * 10 March 2004 the (at the time of) supply for the control rods were irreparably damaged during maintenance work. In response, poisons were added to the system and the reactor was shut off. * On 22 August 2006 it was reported by village inhabitants the area around the power station had been penetrated. A search by the police did not result in any findings. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kakrapar Atomic Power Station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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