Question

In what state ‘rana pratap sagar’ atomic power plant is located?
a) Haryana
b) Gujarat
c) Rajasthan
d) Maharashtra

Answer 1

Hint: As of March 2018, India has 22 nuclear reactors, with a total installed capacity of 6,780 MW, in operation in 7 nuclear power plants. With a combined generation capacity of 4,300 MW, 7 more reactors are under construction. India drew up a plan in October 2010 to achieve a nuclear power capacity of 63 GW in 2032.

Complete Answer:
- A nuclear power plant in the Rawatbhata district of Chittorgarh, Rajasthan. This power plant is located along the Chambal River at the Rata Pratap Sagar dam. This atomic power plant's average power generation is 3,140 MW.
- It is part of an integrated river cascade development scheme comprising four projects beginning with the upstream Gandhi Sagar Dam (48 kilometers (30 mi) upstream) in Madhya Pradesh and the downstream Jawahar Sagar Dam (28 kilometers (17 mi) downstream) with the Kota Barrage terminal system (28 kilometers (17 mi) downstream) in Rajasthan for irrigation.
- The hydropower generation of 172 MW (with four units of 43 MW capacity each at the dam toe power house adjacent to the spillway is the direct benefit of the dam, with releases obtained from the Gandhi Sagar Dam and the additional storage provided by the intercepted catchment area at the dam. After its commissioning, the approximate generating capacity of 473.0 GWh of generation has been exceeded in most years. The power station was formally declared open by Indira Gandhi on 9 February 1970.

Hence, the correct answer is option c).

Note: On 18 May 1974, India carried out its first nuclear detonation, described by India as a "peaceful nuclear explosion," This test, which may have been only partially accurate, showed a claimed yield of 12 kt. The official number of Indian nuclear tests is six, performed at various times and under two different code-names. It was carried out in Pokhran.