Question

Kakarpar Atomic Energy Station is located in the state of ______.
1. Gujarat
2. Rajasthan
3. Maharashtra
4. Karnataka

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Gujarat

The correct answer is Gujarat.

• The Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) is located near Surat in the state of Gujarat.
• KAPS currently operates two PHWRs, the first of which (Unit-1) began commercial operations on 6 May 1993.

• Nuclear power plants in India:

  Power Station	State
  Kaiga	Karnataka
  Kudankulam	Tamil Nadu
  Madras (Kalpakkam)	Tamil Nadu
  Narora	Uttar Pradesh
  Tarapur	Maharashtra

• Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is the largest atomic energy station in India.
  • Its capacity is 2,000MW.
• Tarapur Atomic Power Station is the first nuclear power plant in India.
  • This plant is situated in Boisar, Maharastra in Oct-1969.
• India's and Asia's first nuclear reactor was the Apsara research reactor at Mumbai.