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New Delhi hosts ‘Parmanu Tech 2019’
The “Parmanu Tech 2019” Conference was organised by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) at New Delhi on February 6. The conference discussed issues related to Nuclear Energy and Radiation Technologies. Dr Jitendra Singh, the Union Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space, delivered the keynote address at ..
Topics: Department of Atomic Energy • Ministry of Science and Technology • Nuclear energy in India • Nuclear physics • Physics • Radiation therapy • Science and technology in India
27th Fusion Energy Conference held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat
The 27th Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2018) was held in Gandhinagar, Gujarat. The six-day event is organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and hosted by Department of Atomic Energy and Gandhinagar-based Institute of Plasma Research. FEC 2018 The aim of FEC 2018 was to provide forum for discussion of key physics and technology ..
Month: Current Affairs - October, 2018
Topics: DAE • Department of Atomic Energy • Fusion Energy Conference • Gandhinagar • Gujarat • IAEA • Nuclear fusion • Science and Technology
27th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference started in Gandhi Nagar
The 27th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2018) has started in Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat on October 22. The 3-day event is organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and hosted by the Department of Atomic Energy and Gandhinagar-based Institute of Plasma Research. The purpose of the Conference to serve as a platform for sharing ..
Topics: Department of Atomic Energy • Fusion power • Fusion reactors • Gandhi Nagar • Institute for Plasma Research • International Atomic Energy Agency • Nuclear proliferation • Nuclear technology • Plasma physics • Science and technology in India
Kamlesh Nilakanth Vyas newly-appointed Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
For the first time in India’s strategic atomic energy sector, the transfer of power at the highest level took place in a foreign country. Kamlesh Nilakanth Vyas, the newly-appointed Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) took charge from incumbent Sekhar Basu in Vienna, Austria on September 20, 2018. Vyas is also the Secretary to ..
Topics: Atomic Energy Commission of India • Bhabha • Department of Atomic Energy • International Atomic Energy Agency • Nuclear energy in India • Nuclear proliferation • Ravi Grover • Science and technology in India • Sekhar Basu
India’s first indigenously developed 500-megawatt (mw) prototype fast breeder reactor is located in Tamil Nadu
India’s first indigenously developed 500-megawatt (mw) prototype fast breeder reactor at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu is expected to achieve criticality in 2019. This was stated by Sekhar Basu, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, at the 62th General Conference of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, on 19th September 2018. ..
Month: Current Affairs - December, 2020
Topics: BHAVINI • Breeder reactor • Department of Atomic Energy • FBR-600 • Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research • Nuclear energy in India • Nuclear reactors • Nuclear technology • Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor • Science and technology in India • Sekhar Basu • Shivram Bhoje • Tamil Nadu