India’s indigenous Fast Breeder Reactor, to go operational, produces more fuel than consumes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessed initiation of the core loading of India’s indigenous 500 Mwe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) in the nuclear complex at Kalpakkam, about 70 km south of Chennai.

The initiation of the core loading of PFBR, developed by BHAVINI (Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited), marks a “historic milestone in India’s nuclear power programme”.

The reactor core consists of control sub-assemblies, blanket sub-assemblies and fuel sub-assemblies, and the core loading activity would include the loading of the reactor control sub-assemblies, blanket sub-assemblies and fuel sub-assemblies that would generate power, it was informed.

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India's indigenous Fast Breeder Reactor, to go operational
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India's indigenous Fast Breeder Reactor, to go operational

Prime Minister Narendra Modi witnessed initiation of the core loading of India’s indigenous 500 Mwe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) in the nuclear