Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant uses VVER (Water-Water Energetic Reactor) reactors, which are a type of light water reactor. Kaiga Generating Station uses Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs). Tarapur Atomic Power Station houses both Boiling Water Reactors (BWRs) (Units 1 & 2) and Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) (Units 3 & 4).
Which of the following pairs are correctly matched? Kudankulam - Water Energetic Reactor Kaiga - Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor Tarapur - Boiling water reactor and Pressurized heavy water reactor
Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2021 · Topic: Nuclear Physics (Nuclear fission: theory, chain reaction, critical mass, nuclear reactors (types, components, safety aspects).)
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