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Q31 (CDS-I/2010) Science & Technology › New Materials, Energy & Environment-linked Tech › Nuclear energy technologies Answer Verified

Which one of the following does not have a heavy water plant ?

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Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: B
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Heavy Water Plants (HWPs) in India are managed by the Heavy Water Board (HWB) under the Department of Atomic Energy. Major operational plants are located at Kota (Rajasthan), Baroda (Gujarat), Hazira (Gujarat), Thal (Maharashtra), Manuguru (Telangana), and Tuticorin (Tamil Nadu) [t1, t5, t6, t9]. While Narora and Kakrapar are significant sites for Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) utilizing Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs), they do not host dedicated heavy water production facilities [c2, c3, t4, t7]. However, Sriharikota is primarily the site of the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India's premier spaceport under ISRO, and has no association with heavy water production or nuclear power generation. In the context of this specific question, Sriharikota is the most distinct outlier as it is a space research and launch facility rather than a nuclear energy site.

Sources

  1. [1] https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ml0037/ML003749162.pdf
  2. [2] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 8: Energy Resources > Source: Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, March 2018 > p. 27
  3. [3] Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 9: Distribution of World Natural Resources > Table 9.13 Nuclear Power Plants in India > p. 25
  4. [4] https://www.aerb.gov.in/english/regulatory-facilities/nuclear-power-plants
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