Department of Atomic Energy News
In Sonbhadra's Chitpahari jungle, the excavation may reshape India’s nuclear future.
Dr Balasubramanian Venkatraman is a veteran scientist with a research career spanning 37 years
He took over as Director of IGCAR, Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. A pioneer in the field of Nuclear research, the spinoffs of his scientific work has been used in diverse domains such as space, defence, medicine, art, archaeology among others.
Prior to this, the company received three contracts for construction of administrative blocks, township and metallic fuel plant from IGCAR.
The balloons are made of twin (Polyethylene) plastic films, ranging in diameters from 50 metres to 85 metres and normally launched between 2000 hrs and 0630 hours.
The first delivery of nuclear fuel to the Nuclear Fuel Complex in Hyderabad (India) took place in spring 2009. The fuel pellets made in Elektrostal, Russia are used in Indian nuclear reactors.
Rubbishing reports that the Unit 1 of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP) was shut for "political reasons", Union Minister Jitendra Singh on Saturday said it was done due to operational purposes and that it would be started soon.
The India-US contact group, which was set up in January, last met in Washington in November.
However, the major suppliers, for instance companies building the reactors, will not be absolved if there is such an eventuality.
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