Question

The nuclear power plant in Karnataka is situated in__?
A)Kaiga
B)Kalpakkam
C)Kakrapar
D)Koondakulum

Answer 1

Hint: Power plants that use the process of nuclear fission to generate electricity are called nuclear power plants. India has currently 22 operating reactors in seven nuclear plants .

Complete answer: Maharashtra, Rajasthan , Karnataka , Tamil Nadu and Gujarat are the states with nuclear power plants in India.
Let us look at the options given to us
Option A- Kaiga nuclear power plant is situated in Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka. The plant has been in operation since 2000 and has four units. It is the third largest power plant in India and also holds the world record of continuous operations among all nuclear plants.
Option B- Kalpakkam nuclear power plant is situated 80km away from Chennai in Tamil Nadu. The plant has two units and is the first plant to be built completely indigenously .
Option C- Kakrapar nuclear power plant is located in Gujarat and has the biggest indigenously built Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor
Option D-Koodankulam nuclear power plant is built in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. It is the biggest nuclear power plant in India with a capacity of 2000MW.

Therefore the correct answer is option (A).

Note: Built in 1969 , Tarapur nuclear power plant is the first plant to be built in India. Narora and Rawatbhata are two other nuclear power plants in India.