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Detailed explanation-1: -Kakrapar Atomic Power Station is a nuclear power station in India, which lies in the proximity of Mandvi, Surat and Tapi river in the state of Gujarat.

Detailed explanation-2: -About Kakrapar Nuclear Power Plant The Canadian company, Candu Energy, supplied the Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR) used in the plant. The first commercial nuclear power station in India is operated by India’s Nuclear Power Corporation.

Detailed explanation-3: -Significance of Achievement: KAPP-3 is the country’s first 700 MWe (megawatt electric) unit, and the biggest indigenously developed variant of the Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR). The PHWRs uses natural uranium as fuel and heavy water as moderator. They are the mainstay of India’s nuclear reactor fleet.

Detailed explanation-4: -Nuclear power stations in India are located in Kaiga in Karnataka, Kalpakkam in Tamilnadu, Tarapur in Maharashtra, Kakrapara in Gujarat, Rawat Bhata in Rajasthan and Naraura in Uttar Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-5: -Unit 3 of the Kakrapar Atomic Power Project (KAPP) is expected to commence commercial operation by December 2022 after obtaining stage-wise regulatory clearances. Unit-3 (KAPP-3) is India’s first 700 MWe (megawatt electric) Pressurized Heavy Water Reactor (PHWR) with innovative features.