Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

  1. CIRUS is the oldest nuclear reactor of India.
  2. It supplied Plutonium that was used in Pokhran I.
  3. It was supplied from US and uses heavy water from Canada.

Select the correct statement(s).

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. All 1, 2 and 3
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is incorrect because CIRUS is the second oldest nuclear reactor of India, the oldest being APSARA. Statement 2 is correct. Statement 3 is incorrect because CIRUS (Canada India Research Utility Services) is a research reactor at the Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC) in Trombay near Mumbai, India. CIRUS was supplied by Canada in 1954, but uses heavy water supplied by the U.S.

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