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Kaiga nuclear power station situated in Karnataka. Kudankulam nuclear power station in Tamil Nadu.

Thanks a lot @Vishnu.

Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is hydropower generation of 172 MW (with four units of 43 MW capacity each) at the dam toe power house adjoining the spillway, with releases received from the Gandhi Sagar Dam and the additional storage created at the dam by the intercepted catchment area.

The estimated generation potential of 473.0 GWh of generation has been exceeded in most years since its commissioning. The power station was officially declared open on 9 February 1970 by Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister of India. The dam and power plant are named after the warrior Maharaja Rana Pratap of Rajasthan.

Also 08 Units of Nuclear Power Corporation are located here at Rawatbhata, on the Chambal River.

Details of Rawatbhata Rajasthan Site Nuclear Reactors:

Unit Reactor Type Capacity (MWe) Date of Commercial Operation.

1 (PHWR) 100 December 16, 1973.

2 (PHWR) 200 April 1, 1981.

3 (PHWR) 220 June 1, 2000.

4 (PHWR) 220 December 23, 2000.

5 (PHWR) 220 February 4, 2010.

6 (PHWR) 220 March 31, 2010.

7 (PHWR) 700 June-2016 (Expected).

8 (PHWR) 700 Dec-2016 (Expected).

Rana pratap sagar dam is hydro power station not nuclear.

Nuclear power station is Gandhi sagar nearby pratap sagar dam.

Rana Pratap Sagar (Rajasthan)is a dam...whereas Rawatbtta is (Rajasthan) is famous for nuclear power station .