Question

Nuclear Power station in Rajasthan is situated at ________.
 (a) Kota
(b) Pokhara
(c) Jaipur
(d) Rawatbhata

Answer 1

Hint:
The first facility in India to run pressurized heavy water reactors was the Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS) (PHWRs). As a 220MWe CANDU PHWR, RAPS 'Unit-1 was designed and manufactured with Canadian assistance.

Complete solution:
A nuclear power plant in Rawatbhata, Chittorgarh district, Rajasthan. This power plant is located along the Chambal River at the Rana Pratap Sagar dam. By building two more reactors, Units 7 and 8, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL), the owner and operator of the facility, is increasing the current capacity of the plant. In November 2010, NPCIL signed a joint venture deal with the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to sell 26 percent to 49 percent of the project's equity stake to the latter. RAPP Units 7 and 8 were authorised in October 2009 by the Government of India. In August 2010, excavation work for both units began. Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) was awarded the contract for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of the units in May 2010. INR88.79m (approximately $1.85m) is the overall value of the deal. The organization was also interested in constructing RAPP's previous units. In a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in December 2010, NPCIL appointed Electronics Corporation of India (ECIL) as the technology partner.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
There are eight nuclear power stations, a nuclear fuel under-construction complex, and a heavy water plant in the area. It also has one of Rajasthan's largest dams, the Rana Pratap Sagar Dam, which is constructed on the River Chambal. The dam is built with a hydroelectric station of 172 MW.