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# Nuclear Power Plants in India: List, Locations & Key Facts

## Nuclear Power Plants and Reactors in India

Nuclear power is India's fifth-largest source of electricity. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), based in Mumbai, is a public sector enterprise under the administrative control of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).

## 1. Major Operational Nuclear Power Plants:

1. Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS)
2. Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS)
3. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP)
4. Kaiga Generating Station
5. Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS)
6. Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS)
7. Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS)

## 2. Research Reactors:

- Apsara: Asia's first nuclear research reactor, built at Trombay, Mumbai. Designed by BARC and built with assistance from the UK (commissioned in August 1956).

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