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The headquarters of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) is located in:
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Answer: Option C — Mumbai
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The Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) has its headquarters at Anushakti Nagar in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It is a public sector enterprise under the administrative control of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India.
About NPCIL:
- It was registered as a public limited company in September 1987 under the Companies Act, 1956.
- Its main job is to design, build, commission and operate nuclear power reactors for generating electricity, as part of India's nuclear power programme.
- It operates most of the nuclear power plants in India, such as Tarapur, Rawatbhata, Kalpakkam, Narora, Kakrapar, Kaiga and Kudankulam.
Other nuclear organisations in Mumbai:
The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), set up in 1954, has its headquarters in Mumbai.
The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), India's premier nuclear research centre, is located at Trombay, Mumbai. It was established in 1954 as the Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET), and renamed after Homi J. Bhabha in 1967.
The Atomic Energy Commission (set up in 1948) and the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR) are also based in Mumbai.
Other organisations under the DAE:
- BHAVINI (Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited), at Kalpakkam, builds fast breeder reactors.
- The Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) is at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu.
- The Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) is at Jaduguda, Jharkhand.
- Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL) is headquartered in Mumbai.
- The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), set up in 1983, is the safety regulator.
Homi J. Bhabha:
Homi Jehangir Bhabha is called the "father of the Indian nuclear programme". He founded TIFR in 1945 and planned India's three-stage nuclear power programme. He died in an air crash on Mont Blanc in 1966.
Why not the other options?
- ✗New Delhi hosts many ministries, but not NPCIL's headquarters.
- ✗Kolkata is home to Coal India Limited's headquarters.
- ✗Hyderabad is home to the Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), which makes fuel for reactors.
Quick tip
Remember: NPCIL, DAE and BARC (Trombay) = Mumbai; IGCAR and BHAVINI = Kalpakkam; UCIL = Jaduguda; NFC = Hyderabad.
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