Multiple choice

Which of the following reactors was shut down on December 31, 2010 as a part of Indo-US Nuclear Accord?

  1. Apsara

  2. Dhruva

  3. CIRUS

  4. Purnima
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C Correct answer
Explanation

CIRUS stands for Canada-India Reactor, U. S. CIRUS was supplied by Canada in 1954, but uses heavy water (deuterium) supplied by the United States. It is the second oldest reactor in India. Even if the reactor has a life of twenty more years, India had declared that this reactor would be shut down by 2010 in accordance with the Indo-US nuclear accord reached between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President George W. Bush. The reactor was shut down on 31st December, 2010.

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