NATIONAL – DIARY OF EVENTS

India’s First Indigenous 700 MW Nuclear Reactor

• India’s first indigenous 700 MW nuclear power plant, Kakrapar Atomic Power Station situated in Kakrapar, Gujarat has initiated operations at its full capacity.

Nuclear Reactors in India 

1. Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS), Maharashtra
2. Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS), Rajasthan
3. Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS), Tamil Nadu
4. Kaiga Generating Station (KGS), Karnataka
5. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Station (KKNPS), Tamil Nadu
6. Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS), Uttar Pradesh
7. Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS), Gujarat

Note 

• NPCIL is responsible for design, construction, commissioning and operation of nuclear power reactors.
• Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is a Public Sector Enterprise under the administrative control of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).