name the place and First nuclear reactor in the india.
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for a good answer the first nuclear reator in india is Apsara
Nuclear power is the fifth-largest source of electricity in India after coal, gas, hydroelectricity and wind power. As of March 2018, India has 22 nuclear reactors in operation in 7 nuclear power plants, with a total installed capacity of 6,780 MW.[1][2] Nuclear power produced a total of 35 TWh and supplied 3.22% of Indian electricity in 2017.[3][4] 7 more reactors are under construction with a combined generation capacity of 4,300 MW.
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In October 2010, India drew up a plan to reach a nuclear power capacity of 63 GW in 2032.[5] However, following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster there have been numerous anti-nuclear protests at proposed nuclear power plant sites.[6] There have been mass protests against the Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project in Maharashtra and the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu, and a proposed large nuclear power plant near Haripur was refused permission by the Government of West Bengal.[6] A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has also been filed against the government’s civil nuclear programme at the Supreme Court.[6][7]
Nuclear power in India has suffered from generally low capacity factors. As of 2017, the lifetime weighted energy availability factor of the Indian fleet is 63.5%.[8] However, capacity factors have been improving in recent years. The availability factor of Indian reactors was 69.4% in the years 2015-2017.[9] One of the main reasons for the low capacity factors is lack of nuclear fuel.
India has been making advances in the field of thorium-based fuels, working to design and develop a prototype for an atomic reactor using thorium and low-enriched uranium, a key part of India's three stage nuclear power programme.[10] The country has also recently re-initiated its involvement in the LENR research activities,[11] in addition to supporting work done in the fusion power area through the ITER initiative.