Which is the first nuclear reactor made in India?

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The correct answer is Apsara.

Key Points

Apsara is the first nuclear reactor made in India.
Apsara reactor was built in August 1956.
The Apsara reactor was named by the then Prime Minister of India, Jawaharlal Nehru.
It was a highly versatile swimming pool type of reactor.
It was created to conduct basic research in nuclear physics.
Apsara is Asia's oldest research reactor.
Apsara was shut down in 2009 for a revamp.
Apsara-Upgraded(Apsara-U) is the new version of Apasara reactor.

Additional Information

KAMINI is the world's only thorium-based experimental reactor.
- KAMINI (Kalpakkam Mini reactor) research reactor is at Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research in Kalpakkam.
CIRUS (Canada India Reactor Utility Services) was the second nuclear reactor to be built in India.
- It is located in Trombay near Mumbai.
- CIRUS was supplied by Canada in 1954, but used heavy water (deuterium oxide) supplied by the United States.
The Dhruva reactor is the largest nuclear research reactor in India.