CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -The Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (or KANUPP) is a large commercial nuclear power plant located at the Paradise Point in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. China Nuclear Power Corp.

Detailed explanation-2: -Belgium nuclear phase-out is a political commitment that dates back to 2003 and the country is also committed to investing in research for the smaller modular nuclear reactors.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pakistan’s first Nuclear Power Plant, KANUPP Unit 1 of 137 MWe, was constructed in the outskirts of Karachi and achieved its first criticality on 1st August, 1971. on 1st August, 2021, after 50-year of operation, KANUPP Unit 1 power station was permanently shut-down for decommissioning.

Detailed explanation-4: -The largest Nuclear Power Plant in India is the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (also known as Kudankulam NPP or KKNPP), which is located in Kudankulam in the Tirunelveli district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Detailed explanation-5: -At present, the total nuclear installed capacity is 3530 MW, comprising of four nuclear power plants at Chashma site (C-1 (325 MW), C-2 (325 MW), C-3 (340 MW) and C-4 (340 MW) and two nuclear power plants at Karachi site (K-2 (1100 MW) and K-3 (1100 MW).