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Key locations covered (54)
- Tarapur Atomic Power Station — Maharashtra
- Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (Rawatbhata) — Rajasthan
- Madras Atomic Power Station (Kalpakkam) — Tamil Nadu
- Narora Atomic Power Station — Uttar Pradesh
- Kakrapar Atomic Power Station — Gujarat
- Kaiga Atomic Power Station — Karnataka
- Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant — Tamil Nadu
- Gorakhpur Haryana Nuclear Plant — Haryana
- Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station — Madhya Pradesh
- Mundra Thermal Power Station (Adani) — Gujarat
- Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project (Tata) — Gujarat
- Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project — Madhya Pradesh
- Talcher Super Thermal Power Station — Odisha
- Rihand Super Thermal Power Station — Uttar Pradesh
- Sipat Super Thermal Power Station — Chhattisgarh
- Korba Super Thermal Power Station — Chhattisgarh
- Tiroda Thermal Power Station — Maharashtra
- Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station — Uttar Pradesh
- Farakka Super Thermal Power Station — West Bengal
- Dadri Thermal Power Station — Uttar Pradesh
- Anpara Thermal Power Station — Uttar Pradesh
- Mejia Thermal Power Station — West Bengal
- Ramagundam Super Thermal Power Station — Telangana
- Simhadri Super Thermal Power Station — Andhra Pradesh
- Krishnapatnam UMPP / Power Project — Andhra Pradesh
- Tilaiya UMPP — Jharkhand
- Tehri Hydroelectric Power Plant — Uttarakhand
- Koyna Hydroelectric Power Plant — Maharashtra
- Srisailam Hydroelectric Power Plant — Andhra Pradesh
- Nathpa Jhakri Hydroelectric Plant — Himachal Pradesh
- Sardar Sarovar Hydroelectric Plant — Gujarat
- Subansiri Lower Hydroelectric Project — Arunachal Pradesh / Assam
- Sharavathi Hydroelectric Project — Karnataka
- Idukki Hydroelectric Project — Kerala
- Bhakra Hydropower Plant — Himachal Pradesh
- Indira Sagar Hydroelectric Plant — Madhya Pradesh
- Nagarjuna Sagar Hydroelectric Plant — Telangana / Andhra Pradesh
- Bhadla Solar Park — Rajasthan
- Pavagada Solar Park (Shakti Sthala) — Karnataka
- Kurnool Ultra Mega Solar Park — Andhra Pradesh
- Rewa Ultra Mega Solar — Madhya Pradesh
- Kamuthi Solar Power Project — Tamil Nadu
- Charanka Solar Park — Gujarat
- Muppandal Wind Farm — Tamil Nadu
- Jaisalmer Wind Park — Rajasthan
- Salal Hydroelectric Power Plant — Jammu & Kashmir
- Dulhasti Hydroelectric Plant — Jammu & Kashmir
- Tapovan-Vishnugad Hydroelectric Project — Uttarakhand
- Ratle Hydroelectric Project — Jammu & Kashmir
- Sidrapong Hydroelectric Power Station — West Bengal
- Pinnapuram IREP (Greenko) — Andhra Pradesh
- Khavda Renewable Energy Park — Gujarat
- Saundatti IRESP (Greenko) — Karnataka
- Adani Khavda BESS — Gujarat
Sample questions (12 of 207)
What distinction does Tarapur hold?
India's FIRST nuclear power plant — also Asia's first commercial nuclear plant
In what year was Tarapur commissioned?
1969 — under Indo-US nuclear cooperation
How many reactors does Tarapur have and what types?
4 reactors — TAPS 1&2 (BWR, 160 MW each), TAPS 3&4 (PHWR, 540 MW each)
What total capacity does Tarapur have?
1,400 MW
Who operates Tarapur?
NPCIL (Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited)
In what year did the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station begin operations?
1973 — India's second nuclear power plant
How many reactors does RAPS have?
6 operational PHWR reactors with total 1,180 MW (RAPS 1 retired)
Where is RAPS located?
Rawatbhata, near Kota, Rajasthan, on the Chambal river
What is unique about RAPS-1?
India's first PHWR (Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor); built in collaboration with Canada
In what year did the Madras Atomic Power Station (Kalpakkam) begin operations?
1984 (MAPS-1)
What distinction does Kalpakkam hold?
India's first FULLY indigenous nuclear power plant — designed and built entirely by Indian engineers
How many MAPS reactors are operational?
2 PHWR reactors of 220 MW each = 440 MW
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