Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor to be commissioned in 2022

On September 22, 2020, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Atomic Energy and Space Shri Jitendra Singh in a written reply said that the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor is to be commissioned by October 2022. Highlights The reactor was constructed by Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI). When commissioned, the reactor will add 500 MW ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2020

Category: Economy & Banking Current Affairs • Science & Technology Current Affairs

Topics: Atomic Energy • India-US • Kalpakkam • Nuclear energy • Nuclear reactors • Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor

India’s first indigenously developed Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor to achieve criticality in 2019

India’s first indigenously developed 500-megawatt (mw) Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu is expected to achieve criticality in 2019. It was stated by Sekhar Basu, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy at 62th General Conference of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria. The indigenously ..

Month: Current Affairs - September, 2018

Topics: BHAVINI • Fast Breeder Reactor • Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research • Kalpakkam • Nuclear energy • Science and Technology • Tamil Nadu

Baldev Raj, director of NIAS passes away

Prof Baldev Raj (71), the director of the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), has passed away in Pune, Maharashtra on January 6, 2018, while attending a conference. A recipient of the Padma Shri award, he took over as director of NIAS Bengaluru in 2014 and presided over the expansion of the institute in terms ..

Topics: Atomic Energy Commission of India • Baldev Raj • Breeder reactor • Fast Breeder Test Reactor • Homi Bhabha National Institute • Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research • Kalpakkam • National Institute of Advanced Studies • Nuclear energy in India • Nuclear technology • Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor • Science and technology in India