Where was the first nuclear power plant set up in India?

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Answer 1

The correct answer is Tarapur.

Key Points

Tarapur power plant was the first commercial nuclear power station built in India.
It is located in Tarapur, Maharashtra.
It was owned and operated by the state-run Nuclear Power Corporation of India.
It was constructed initially with two boiling water reactor (BWR) units.
It was constructed with the help of the United States.
A contract between the governments of India and the United States was signed for the construction of the Tarapur nuclear power plant on 8 May 1964.
France, China, and Russia are supplied uranium fuel to the Tarapur nuclear power plant.

Additional Information

Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) located at Kalpakkam is India's first fully indigenously constructed nuclear power station.
Kakrapar Atomic Power Station is a nuclear power station that lies in the proximity of Surat and Tapi river in the state of Gujarat.
Kaiga Generating Station is a nuclear power generating station situated at Kaiga in Karnataka.