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Detailed explanation-1: -Kaiga Generating Station is a nuclear power generating station situated at Kaiga, near the river Kali, in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India. The plant has been in operation since March 2000 and is operated by the Nuclear Power Corporation of India .

Detailed explanation-2: -Beznau nuclear power plant in Northern Switzerland takes the honour of being the oldest nuclear power currently in use. Construction on the plant began in 1965 and Beznau 1 began producing power on 1 September 1969, with Beznau 2 following in 1972.

Detailed explanation-3: -"During its continuous run of 962 days, the unit generated about 5 billion units of electricity at a plant load factor of about 99.3%,” the company noted. Kaiga, in Karnataka, is home to four Indian-designed 220 MWe PHWRs. Kaiga 1 began commercial operation in 2000.

Detailed explanation-4: -As of May 2022 there were 439 nuclear reactors in operation in some 30 countries around the world. The United States had the largest number of nuclear power reactors in operation at the time, at 92 units.

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