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Write the name of an atomic energy centre of India.
Write the name of an atomic energy centre of India.
Updated On: Oct 11, 2025
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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.)
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