Question

Write the name of an atomic energy centre of India.

Answer 1

Answer: Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS), Maharashtra

• India’s first commercial nuclear power station (Units 1 & 2—BWRs—went critical in 1969); later augmented by PHWR Units 3 & 4.
• Located near Boisar, it supplies electricity to the western grid and is operated by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL).
• Demonstrates India’s evolution from imported technology to indigenous PHWR design and fuel cycle.
• (Other notable centres: Kakrapar, Rajasthan (Rawatbhata), Kalpakkam, Kaiga.)