India And World - Nuclear Power Plants Questions

Sentence of the day: “It is facetious to attribute Hiroshima to human nature and Fukushima to nature.” – IndiaToday magazine columnist M.J. Akbar.

1. Which country is maximum dependent on nuclear power?

Ans: France: 75% of country’s power is generated from 58 nuclear reactors. Slovakia and Belgium are some other European countries that depend most on nuclear energy.

2. In which year, Chernoby nuclear reactor explosion incident occured?

Ans: April 26, 1986. Chernobyl reactor is located in Ukraine.

3. Acute radiation sickness begins at?

ans: 1,000 millisieverts

4. Who is the Chairman of Indian Atomic Energy Commission?

Ans: Srikumar Banarjee

5. How many nuclear plants are operational in India?

Ans: 20. These 20 nuclear plants are generating 4,780 MW of power. 5 nuclear power plants are under construction.

  

6. What is the percentage of nuclear energy to toal power generation in India?

Ans: 3%

Nuclear plants in India:

S.No	Nuclear Plant	State	Condition
	South India:
1.	Kudankulam	Tamil Nadu	Operating
2.	Kalpakkam	Tamil Nadu	Operating
3.	Tirunelveli	Tamil Nadu	Proposed
4.	Kaiga	Karnataka	Operating
5.	Kovada/Srikakulam	Andhra Pradesh	Proposed
	North India:
1.	Bargi/Mandla	Madhya Pradesh	Proposed
2.	Haripur	West Bengal	Proposed
3.	Narora	Uttar Pradesh	Operating
4.	Fatehabad/Kumharia	Haryana	Proposed
5.	Rawatbhata	Rajasthan	Operating
6.	Kakrapar	Gujarat	Operating
7.	Bhavnagar/Mithi Virdi	Gujarat	Proposed
8.	Tarapur	Maharashtra	Operating
9.	Jaitapur	Maharashtra	Proposed

Total number of nuclear reactors in operation across the world: 439 in 30 countries.