Consider the following statements 1. India has 10 Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs). 2. The spent fuel from the PHWRs is reprocessed into plutonium. 3. All imported reactors are under the safeguards of the international Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

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Q: 60 (CDS-I/2008)
Consider the following statements
1. India has 10 Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs).
2. The spent fuel from the PHWRs is reprocessed into plutonium.
3. All imported reactors are under the safeguards of the international Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

question_subject: 

General Knowledge

question_exam: 

CDS-I

stats: 

0,31,12,4,31,6,2

keywords: 

{'reactors': [0, 0, 2, 0], 'pressurized heavy water reactors': [0, 0, 2, 0], 'plutonium': [0, 1, 0, 0], 'international atomic energy agency': [0, 0, 3, 1], 'safeguards': [0, 0, 3, 1], 'phwrs': [0, 0, 2, 0], 'spent fuel': [0, 0, 2, 0], 'iaea': [0, 0, 5, 1]}

The correct answer is option 2, which states that only statement 2 is correct.

Let`s analyze each statement to understand why this is the case:

Statement 1: India has 10 Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs).

This statement is incorrect. As of now (2021), India actually has 22 operational PHWRs.

Statement 2: The spent fuel from the PHWRs is reprocessed into plutonium.

This statement is correct. After the spent fuel from the PHWRs is removed, it can be reprocessed to extract usable materials such as plutonium for further use.

Statement 3: All imported reactors are under the safeguards of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).

This statement is incorrect. India has been known to operate some imported reactors without IAEA safeguards. Although some of their imported reactors do come under IAEA safeguards, this statement is not entirely true.

Based on the analysis, only statement 2 is correct, making option 2 the correct answer.

Note: While the provided answer is generally correct, it`s important to note that India has 22 PHWRs and not 10 as stated in the question.