Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant-NUCLEAR ENERGY
GS-Paper-3 Nuclear energy (S&T) (PT-MAINS)
Kakrapar Atomic Power Plant is the country’s first 700 MWe (megawatt electric) unit, located in Gujarat. It is the biggest indigenously developed variant of the Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR). The operationalization of India’s first 700MWe reactor marks a significant scale-up in technology. It has recently achieved its criticality, which is a landmark event in India’s domesti
NUCLEAR PROGRAMME PAST TO PRESENT
Gs-paper-3 Nuclear Programme (PT-MAINS-I.V)
In 2018, India commemorated 20 years since it conducted its five nuclear tests, known as Operation Shakti–98, and 10 year since India – U.S Civil Nuclear Agreement in 2008, also called as 123 Agreement. India on November 5, 2018, declared that its nuclear triad, stated in its nuclear doctrine, is operational after indigenous ballistic missile nuclear submarine INS Arihant achieved a mil