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Nuclear Power Plants in India

Under Nuclear Power Corporation of India 

Total - 22 Unit (Reactor)

  1. Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS) - Rawatbhata, Rajasthan - 6 Unit

  2. Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) - Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu - 2 Unit

  3. Kaiga Generating Station (KGS) - Kaiga, Karnataka - 4 Unit

  4. Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS), Narora, Uttar Pradesh - 2 Unit

  5. Kakrapur Atomic Power Station (KAPS), Kakrapur, Gujarat - 2 Unit

  6. Kundankulam Nuclear Power Station (KKNPS) with Russia support (Atomstroyexport company), Kundankulam, Tamil Nadu - 2 Unit

  7. Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS) with USA and IAEA* support- Tarapur, Maharashtra - 4 Unit

Under Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited

Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR), Kalapakkam, Tamil Nadu at Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS)

*IAEA = International Atomic Energy Agency

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