CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Kovvada Atomic Power Project is a proposed 6, 600 MW nuclear power station in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. The project is planned over an area of 2067 acres.

Detailed explanation-2: -Sector. The Kovvada nuclear power plant was proposed in 2015. It is a sixgigawatt Light Water Reactor plant in Ranasthalam block of Srikakulam district.

Detailed explanation-3: -It is the third-largest nuclear power plant in India, Kaiga Atomic Power Station (KAPS), located in Karwar district, is near river Kali in Karwar district of Karnataka.

Detailed explanation-4: -Unit-4 of Tarapur Atomic Power Plant (TAPP-4) went into commercial operation on September 12, 2005. This unit had achieved criticality on March 6, 2005 and has been connected to the grid on June 4, 2005. TAPP-4, at 540 MWe, is India’s largest nuclear reactor.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (or Kudankulam NPP or KKNPP) is the largest nuclear power station in India, situated in Kudankulam in the Tirunelveli district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.