In its robust performance, the State-run Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) generated 32,455 million units (MUs) of power during the year ending March 31, surpassing its previous electricity generation record of 26,473 MUs during the previous financial year. With its power generation having gone by 23 per cent during the year, the NPCIL--- which currently operates nineteen nuclear power reactors in the country - has also posted an increase in its turnover from Rs6,000 crore in 2010-11 to Rs7,500 crore during 2011-12. Of the 19 reactors in operation, the average capacity factor (CF) for the nine reactors, fuelled with imported Uranium fuel recorded all time high at 97 per cent. The overall average capacity factor for NPCIL reactors was 79% against the target of 66 per cent. Tarapur Atomic Power Station unit-3 (TAPS-3), 540 MW Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) and forerunner of indigenous 700 MW, achieved a remarkable feat of a continuous operation for 522 days, thus joining the fleet of 10 nuclear power reactors which have operated continuously over one year. “The safety performance of Indian nuclear power reactors continued to be impeccable over 350 reactor-years of operation. The safety review post-Fukushima for the existing operating nuclear power reactors and the reactors under construction, has found them to be safe from extreme natural events like earthquake and tsunami. Several additional safety measures have been implemented at Indian nuclear power plants to further enhance the safety to a higher level,” NPCIL’s chairman and managing director SK Jain said. According to Jain, hot run for Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project units-1 was successfully completed in July 2011 and the unit is being made ready for its early start up. The unit-2 is closely following the unit-1. The first pour of concrete was achieved for 2x700 MW PHWRs at Rajasthan Atomic Power Project (RAPP-7&8) in July 2011, while construction work was apace as planned for another pair of 700 MW PHWRs at Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP-3&4).