Apsara was the first nuclear reactor built in India and also the first in Asia. It became operational on August 4, 1956. It was a swimming pool type research reactor located at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Trombay, Mumbai.
The first nuclear reactor in India was built in the year 1956. Its name was :
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