CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Poland has chosen US firm Westinghouse to build the European country’s first nuclear power plant. The move comes in as a part of the country’s efforts to burn less coal and gain greater energy independence.

Detailed explanation-2: -On June 27, 1954, the world’s first nuclear power station to generate electricity for a power grid, the Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant, commenced operations in Obninsk, in the Soviet Union.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first commercial central electric-generating station in the United States to use nuclear energy was the Shippingport Atomic Power Station of the Department of Energy and the Duquesne Light Company. In a dramatic high-tech display, ground was broken in 1954 during dedication ceremonies by President Dwight D.

Detailed explanation-4: -2, 1942, in a squash court under the stands of Stagg Field at the University of Chicago. Nicknamed “Chicago Pile-1,” the world’s first nuclear reactor kicked off the Atomic Age and has a complicated legacy, including the rise of both nuclear energy and nuclear weapons.