Question

Tarapur nuclear power plant has which type of reactor?

• A. Pressurized water reactors
• B. Boiling water type
• C. CANDU type reactors
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Boiling water type

Tarapur Atomic Power Station (T.AP.S.) was the first nuclear power plant in India. It is a Boiling Water Type nuclear reactor. The boiling water reactor (BWR) uses demineralized water as a coolant and neutron moderator. Heat is produced by nuclear fission in the reactor core, and this causes the cooling water to boil, producing steam.