Multiple choice

Which of the following facts about Dhruva Nuclear Reactor is/are true?

  1. It is India's third largest nuclear research reactor.
  2. It is India's primary generator of weapons-grade plutonium-bearing spent fuel for its nuclear weapons program.

 

  1. Only (1)

  2. Only (2)

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. Neither (1) nor (2)
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Dhruva reactor is India's largest nuclear research reactor, which is located in the Mumbai (Bombay) suburb of Trombay at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC). It is India's primary generator of weapons-grade plutonium-bearing spent fuel for its nuclear weapons program. Originally named the R-5, this pool-type reactor first went critical on 8 August 1985 after 10 years of construction.

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