Which of the following sites do “Not” have nuclear power plant?

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This question was previously asked in

SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 01 Dec 2022 Shift 1)

Answer 1

The correct answer is Vijaywada.

Key Points

Vijayawada has a thermal power station named after Dr Narla Tata Rao
Nuclear power is the fifth-largest source of electricity in India after coal, gas, hydroelectricity and wind power.
Under Homi J. Bhabha’s direction, India’s nuclear energy programme was started around the time of independence.
Tarapur Atomic Power Plant-1 is the first and the oldest Nuclear Power Station In India.

Nuclear Plants	Location
Kakrapar Atomic Power Station – 1993	Gujarat
(Kalpakkam) Madras Atomic Power Station – 1984	Tamil Nadu
Narora Atomic Power Station- 1991	Uttar Pradesh
Kaiga Nuclear Power Plant -2000	Karnataka
Rajasthan Atomic Power Station – 1973	Rajasthan
Tarapur Atomic Power Station – 1969	Maharashtra
Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant – 2013	Tamil Nadu

Additional Information

Presently, India has 22 nuclear power reactors operating in 7 states, with an installed capacity of 6780 MegaWatt electric
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited -NPCIL is a government-owned corporation of India that is responsible for the generation of electricity through nuclear power.
NPCIL is administered by the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.

THERMAL POWER PLANT	NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
1. Uses coal as fuel.	1. Uses radioactive element like uranium or plutonium is used.
2. Emit gases like Carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, Sulfur dioxide, and Nitrogen Dioxide.	2. Do not emit any gas.
3. It produces steam by combustion of fuel.	3. It produces steam by nuclear fission of fuel in a nuclear reactor.