<br/>India’s 19th nuclear power reactor went into operation last night at the Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant near Kota, adding to availability of electricity in North India. The indigenous reactor of Rajasthan Atomic Power Project at Rawat Bhata, near Kota, attained its critically at 9.53 P.M. last night.<br/>Rajasthan Atomic Power Project 5 and 6 comprises of two Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors of 220 MW each. The first unit, achieved synchronisation in December last and the second unit, an indigenous nuclear power reactor has now joined the fleet of nuclear power reactors in the country.<br/>With the operation of RAPP 5 and 6, the installed nuclear capacity in the country has risen to 1180 MW.