CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Infrastructure company Tata Projects Limited has received a Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) order worth $321 million. This 2x700 MW power plant order is the company’s third contract in the nuclear power sector and reinforces its leadership position.

Detailed explanation-2: -Tarapur Atomic Power Plant-1 (TAPS-1) is the first and the oldest Nuclear Power Station In India.

Detailed explanation-3: -Tarapur Atomic Power Station was constructed initially with two boiling water reactor (BWR) units under the 1963 123 Agreement between India, the United States, and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It was built for the Department of Atomic Energy by GE and Bechtel.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tarapur Atomic Power station is located in Tarapur, Maharashtra. It was the first commercial atomic power station of India commissioned on 28th October 1969.