Question: Which of the following is the first nuclear plant in India?
A Tarapur nuclear power plant
B Narora Atomic power station
C Rana Pratap Sager Nuclear Station
D Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Station
Answer: Tarapur nuclear power plant
| Nuclear Power Plant | Location | Type | Capacity (MWe) | Commissioning Date |
| Tarapur Atomic Power Station (TAPS) | Tarapur, Maharashtra | Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) | 140 x 2 | · October 28, 1969 (TAPS-1)
· July 18, 1969 (TAPS-2) |
| Apsara Nuclear Reactor | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Research Reactor | 1.0 | · August 4, 1956 |
| Rajasthan Atomic Power Station (RAPS) | Rawatbhata, Rajasthan | Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) | 220 x 2 | · August 16, 1973 (RAPS-1)
· March 1, 1981 (RAPS-2) |
| Rana Pratap Sagar Nuclear Power Station (RAPS) | Rawatbhata, Rajasthan | Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) | 100 x 1 | · December 16, 1970 (RAPS-1)
· September 28, 2000 (RAPS-2) |
| Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) | Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu | Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) | 220 x 2 | · January 24, 1984 (MAPS-1)
· March 21, 1985 (MAPS-2) |
| Narora Atomic Power Station (NAPS) | Narora, Uttar Pradesh | Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) | 220 x 2 | · January 1, 1991 (NAPS-1) July 1, 1992 (NAPS-2) |
| Kaiga Generating Station (KGS) | Kaiga, Karnataka | Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) | 220 x 4 | · November 16, 2000 (KGS-1) March 16, 2007 (KGS-2)
· March 31, 2011 (KGS-3) · November 27, 2020 (KGS-4) |
| Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS) | Kakrapar, Gujarat | Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) | 220 x 2 | · May 6, 1993 (KAPS-1)
· January 1, 1995 (KAPS-2) |
| Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) | Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu | Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) | 1000 x 2 | · December 2000 (Unit 1 under construction)
· July 2013 (Unit 1 operational), March 2017 (Unit 2 operational) |
| Gorakhpur Nuclear Power Plant (GGNPP) | Fatehabad, Haryana | Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) | 700 x 4 | · Under construction, expected to be commissioned in phases starting in the mid-2020s. |
| Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Station (MAPS) | Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu | Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) | 500 x 1 | · Under construction, expected to be commissioned in the future. |