Kakrapar: Why Nuclear Power For Electricity Generation? – Analysis
By Dr Manpreet Sethi*
On 22 July 2020, Unit 3 of the Kakrapar Atomic Power Station (KAPS)—India’s 23rd nuclear reactor—attained criticality. At 700 MWe capacity, it is a scaled-up version of earlier variants of pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs).
It is currently the largest capacity reactor that India has...