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Why India's fast breeder programme is cutting edge

After three decades of hard work, and despite the devastating tsunami of 2004, the 500 megawatt Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam is coming up at a furious pace, says Shivanand Kanavi who visited......

Safety vessel installed at Kalpakkam plant

A 200-tonne safety vessel was successfully lowered into the reactor vault of the 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor(FBR) in Kalpakkam in a "historic moment" for the country's indigenous nuclear......

'India can be world champ in fast breeder tech'

Praising India for moving towards fast-breeder technology, the father of the French fast breeder reactor programme Dr Georges Vendryes Tueday sounded a note of caution, saying the way forward was......

Fast breeder reactors not up for inspection

After hard bargaining on the nuclear deal with the US, India Thursday agreed that 14 of its civilian nuclear reactors will be open to international safeguards while the fast breeder programme will......

Indo-American gets 2nd term on US nuclear trade committee

The Srinagar-born expert was consulted by the Bush administration when the US and India began negotiating the civil nuclear deal. Aziz Haniffa reportsSrinagar-born Dr Vijay Sazawal, 67, one of the......

India's first fast breeder reactor by 2010

India will commission its first 500-Mw fast breeder reactor (FBR) for generating commercial nuclear energy by the end of next year. The reactor, when commissioned, will mark the country's entry......

Govt slashed nuclear power budget 45% to Rs 757 cr

The government slashed the budgetary allocation for Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyutikaran Nigam (Bhavini), one of the two public sector undertakings (PSUs) for nuclear power, by 45 per cent to Rs 757......

Engineering giants gear to set up N-projects

With passage of the nuclear liability Bill, the heavy engineering supply chain, led by Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and Bharat Forge Ltd (BFL), is gearing to take up......

High priority for rural electrification projects

Outlining its coordinated action on the energy front, the government on Thursday said it would strive to added at least 13,000 mega watt of power generating capacity each year through a mix of......

No downturn for India's nuclear power plan

India's nuclear power programme is unlikely to be affected by the ongoing global slowdown since Nuclear Power Corporation of India -- the sole company authorised to set up nuclear plants in the......

People speak for fast breeder reactor programme

QNA

Q. Once Thorium reactors become a reality India will be greatest beneficiary of that considering the huge Thorium reserves we have on the coastal sands of Kerala and adjoining areas. Is it true?
: A. Yes it is true. 'A Thorium Breeder Reactor' that can produce 600 MW of electricity for two years 'with no refuelling and practically no control...... more

http://qna.rediff.com/questions-and-answers/once-thorium-reactors-become-a-reality-india-will-be-greates//answers/14005068

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Fast breeder reactor to attain criticality before Sep 2014

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BJP MP Hansraj Ahir asks to ban export of beach sand minerals

Chennai: Member of Parliament Hansraj Gangaram Ahir on Thursday demanded an immediate ban on export of beach sand minerals (BSM) like monazite that... ...

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Science and technology in the service of the Nation

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Indo-American gets 2nd term on US nuclear trade committee

The Srinagar-born expert was consulted by the Bush administration when the US and India began negotiating the civil nuclear deal. Aziz Haniffa... ...

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Research in Nuclear Science

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Fast Breeder Reactor Programme

News for Fast Breeder Reactor Programme

Why India's fast breeder programme is cutting edge

Safety vessel installed at Kalpakkam plant

'India can be world champ in fast breeder tech'

Fast breeder reactors not up for inspection

Indo-American gets 2nd term on US nuclear trade committee

India's first fast breeder reactor by 2010

Govt slashed nuclear power budget 45% to Rs 757 cr

Engineering giants gear to set up N-projects

High priority for rural electrification projects

No downturn for India's nuclear power plan

People speak for fast breeder reactor programme

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