The announcement was made at the company’s 37th anniversary celebration, themed ‘Beyond 37 – Past, Present & Future’, in Chennai.
The company said the entry...
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.
In the area of nuclear energy in India, Tamil Nadu can lay claim to several firsts.
Dr Homi Bhabha, the celebrated scientist, selected Kalpakkam for...
