Nuclear Power
Technology · परमाणु ऊर्जा · 12 facts
1
India's first nuclear reactor Apsara was built in 1956 at BARC
2
India conducted first nuclear test (Smiling Buddha) in 1974 at Pokhran
3
India conducted Pokhran-II nuclear tests in May 1998
4
Homi Bhabha is father of India's nuclear programme
5
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is India's largest (Tamil Nadu)
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Tarapur was India's first commercial nuclear power station
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India has a three-stage nuclear power programme
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NPCIL operates all nuclear power plants in India
9
India's nuclear doctrine is 'No First Use' policy
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Thorium-based reactors are part of India's stage 3 plan
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DAE (Dept of Atomic Energy) oversees nuclear programme
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India is not a member of NPT but has clean non-proliferation record