India took another step forward in nuclear power generation when its 16th nuclear power plant and second 540-MW pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR), Tarapur Atomic Power Plant (TAPP-3), went critical at 05:14 GMT, Sunday 21 May, 2006.
Commercial production will start in July. Once it is done, the country's total installed capacity of nuclear energy will go up to 3,890 MW from the existing 3,350 MW of electricity. The expected shutdown date is September 2046.
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The fourth unit of Tarapur Atomic Power Plant (TAPP-4), commissioned ahead of TAPP-3, went critical last March and was synchronised to the grid in June 2005. It started commercial production in September 2005.
