Nuclear energy in India
Nuclear minerals : Uranium and thorium are the major nuclear minerals.
Mines : There are rich reserves of uranium in Jharkhand, Rajasthan and Maharashtra.
Thorium is produced from ilmenite and monazite deposits largely found in the coastal sands of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Nuclear power stations in India are :
- Tarapur, Maharashtra
- Kawabata, Rajasthan
- Kalpakkam and Koodamkulam, Tamil Nadu
- Kaiga, Karnataka
- Kakrapra,Gujarat
- Narora,Utter Pradesh