| Consider the following statements regarding India's Nuclear Programme |
| 1. In the first stage, India is using natural uranium as fuel to Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors (PHWR). |
| 2. In the second stage, plutonium reprocessed from the spent fuel of the PHWRs, depleted uranium and thorium kept in the blanket form will be used as fuel to power a series of breeder reactors. Thorium used in the breeders gets converted into uranium-233, a fissile material. |
| 3. In the third stage, reactors will use thorium and uranium-233 to generate electricity. |
| 4. India's Nuclear Fuel Complex is in Hyderabad. Which of the above statements are correct? |
A) 1 and 3
B) 1, 3 and 4
C) 1, 2 and 3
D) All of these
Correct Answer: D
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