Dr M R Iyer

Review in the media lauds the recently released TV serial, Rocket Boys as a realistic depiction with suspense and drama, of how India developed...

Recently there was a news quoting a statement from Indian Minister for Atomic energy that “the role of the private sector needs to be...

Nuclear Power Impact of Covid-19 lockdown on nuclear power The optimum way ahead for fast reactors is to get back to the days of collaboration to...

For India the rationale for developing FBR is nuclear fuel security. India has limited uranium mineral resources that necessitate importing the fuel which has its uncertainties. But India is rich in thorium deposits. Though thorium cannot be used directly as nuclear fuel, it can be converted into useful fuel along with the spent uranium in a FBR.