April 4, 2012. Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), which operates 19 nuclear power reactors, has surpassed its previous electricity generation record of 26473 MU by generating 32,455 MU during the year ending March 31, 2012, an increase of about 23 per cent. NPCIL has witnessed a robust growth in the fiscal 2011-12 with its turnover increasing to about Rs.7500 crore from Rs.6,000 crore in the previous financial year. The overall average availability factor of the nuclear power plants continued to be high at 91 per cent during the year. The average capacity factor (CF) for nine reactors of the 19 in operation, fuelled with imported uranium fuel, recorded all time high at 97 per cent. The overall average capacity factor for NPCIL reactors was 79 per cent against the target of 66 per cent.