Question

The number of reactors in the kaiga nuclear power plant is
1. 2
2. 3
3. 4
4. 5

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 4

The correct answer is 4.

• Kaiga Atomic Power Station (KAPS) is operated by the state-run Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL).
• Kaiga Site is located on Kadra Reservoir on Kali river in Uttar Kannada district in the state of Karnataka.
• The plant services India's southern grid and provides power to five states (Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Pondicherry).
•  It consists of two Stations-
  • Kaiga Generating Station (KGS) 1 & 2 – Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (2 x 220 MWe PHWR)
  • Kaiga Generating Station (KGS) 3 & 4 – Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (2 x 220 MWe PHWR)
• Hence Kaiga has four indigenously developed Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors of 220 MW each fuelled by domestic fuel.
• The first unit of the project, meanwhile, set a world record on December 10, 2018, operating uninterrupted for more than 940 days held by Heysham-Unit 2 of the United Kingdom, and in 2019 it has set a new benchmark of 962 days of uninterrupted operation and has now been shut down for maintenance.

Power Plants	States
Tarapur Nuclear Power Plant	Maharashtra
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant	Tamil Nadu
Kakarapar Nuclear Power Plant	Gujarat