Indian Nuclear Energy Programme

Do we have enough of our own domestic supply of uranium fuel to support this kind of expansion?
No. That's why the Thorium Cycle Plan. I don't know where they could get all the Uranium for this. Kazakhstan? Australia? I heard there is lot of Uranium in Oceans. How about that?
 
AERB approves the First Approach to Criticality of RAPP Unit 7RAPP-7, located in the Rawatbhata, Rajasthan is the third unit of the indigenously designed and built 700 MWe PHWR based Nuclear Power Plant in India.
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India's third home-built 700 MWe nuclear reactor achieves criticality

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Man, India developed Nuclear Technologies earlier than other players and had lead time like 30-years. Now, those very same players late in game constructing Nuclear Power Plants elsewhere bringing in revenue. Gormint run Companies are a curse. If whatever that R&D capital is allocated to conglomerates, then we would had started third phase by now.
 

Inauguration of Electronics Grade B-11 Enrichment Facility by Dr. A.K. Mohanty, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission & Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy at HWBF, Talcher on 23-10-2024​

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Posted On: 30 OCT 2024 5:19PM by PIB Delhi

Dr. A. K. Mohanty, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)& Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) inaugurated Electronics Grade Boron-11 (B11) Enrichment Facility at Heavy Water Board Facilities (HWBF), Talcher on October 23, 2024. With technology demonstration of B11 enrichment to electronics grade (>99.8%) at HWBF, Talcher, now India has joined the elite club of nations who are having this technology and it is a significant step towards Atmanirbhar Bharat. Electronics grade B11 is used for production of BF3 gas which is used as p-type dopant in the manufacturing of semiconductor chips.

HWBF, Talcher, which is sub-unit of Heavy Water Board, Mumbai under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India, is pioneer in the field of production of various specialty materials for nuclear as well as non-nuclear applications. The unit is involvedin the production of nuclear control rod grade (> 67% IP ) and neutron detector grade(>96% IP) of Boron-10 (B10) isotopes. These B10enriched products are essential for 3-stage nuclear power programme. HWBF, Talcher also produces different organophosporous solvents used in front end and back end of nuclear fuel cycle.

 

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