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A leader in the Indian Nuclear Power Industry

Only Indian Company to supply Nuclear Steam Turbines for Indian Nuclear Power Programme. Only Indian Company associated with all 3 stages of Indian Nuclear Power Program. BHEL has supplied and installed complete Turbine Island equipment for 12 out of 18 PHWRs that have been installed in the country, accounting for 74% of India's Indigenous installed capacity. BHEL is executing Turbine island equipment for 4x700 MWe PHWRs and has successfully synchronised India's highest rated first 700 MWe Turbine at Kakrapara Unit 3. Customer in turn has reposed faith in BHEL by placing the largest order in Indian Nuclear Segment of Rs. 10800 Crs. for installation of 6x700 MWe 'TG Island' on 'EPC basis'.

BHEL has also executed the Turbine Island equipment for 2nd stage FBR of 500 MWe rating being constructed at Kalpakkam by BHAVINI. For the 3rd Stage of Nuclear Power Programme, BHEL has developed the Secondary Cycle (Power Generating Side) for 300 MWe Advanced Heavy Water Reactors (AHWR) in association with BARC. For the projects being installed under foreign cooperation, BHEL has been lending its capabilities for execution of both Primary Side and Secondary Side Erection Packages. With competences across both Primary and Secondary Side of NPP, BHEL is gearing up for development of complete EPC capabilities in Nuclear Power Segment. Valves are used in the following cycles of Nuclear power plants

  1. 1.Nuclear Island- Primary cycle
  2. 2.Turbine Island - Secondary cycle
  3. 3.Balance of Plant (BOP) .
Nuclear valves are required to be designed as per ASME Sec III NB, NC, ND and to meet the special testing requirements like Seismic testing, etc.