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Apsara
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CIRUS
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Dhruva
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KAMINI
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Detailed explanation-1: -The first nuclear power reactors built in India were two BWRs at Tarapur, constructed by GE as turnkey projects through Indo-US cooperation.
Detailed explanation-2: -APSARA (India’s First Nuclear Research Reactor) Was Commissioned-[August 4, 1956] This Day in History. On 4 August 1956, Nuclear Research Reactor APSARA was commissioned by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).
Detailed explanation-3: -According to a written reply by Minister of State in the PMO Jitendra Singh, the 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam is likely to be operational in 2024, followed by two 1, 000 MW units at Kudankulam in 2025.
Detailed explanation-4: -APSARA achieved criticality on August 4, 1956 and was the first research reactor in Asia to achieve criticality. It was a pool type reactor of 1 MW power with highly enriched uranium as fuel (4.5 kg) in the form of plates.