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India turns to nuclear power as Gulf risks riseIndia is boosting its energy security. Investments are growing in solar, wind, and nuclear power. Recent geopolitical events highlight nucl...
Cost benefit in the long run: India needs right energy, at the right place and at the right timeCritics question the market viability of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) due to high costs compared to renewable energy. However, a full syst...
Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor reaches criticality, boosts India’s nuclear programme: Dr SC ChetalA key figure in India’s fast breeder nuclear programme has highlighted the significance of the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achiev...
Historic milestone: PM Modi on fast breeder reactor at Kalpakkam achieving criticalityPrime Minister Narendra Modi announced a historic milestone. India's Kalpakkam fast breeder reactor has achieved criticality. This achievem...
Atomic impact: Nuclear-powered AI infrastructure could be India’s geopolitical moatIndia's nuclear advancements, including the Kalpakkam PFBR and plans for small modular reactors, are set to power its ambition to become a ...
India's nuclear ambitions reach 'criticality': The new reactor will generate inexhaustible fuel for centuriesIndia achieved a major nuclear milestone on April 6, 2026, when the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam attained cri...
India’s Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor achieves criticality, marks entry into stage-II nuclear programmeIndia's first Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam has achieved criticality. This marks a major milestone in the nation's three-stag...
Landmark step, but concerns remain: Experts on Kalpakkam nuclear reactor reaching criticalityIndia's first indigenous prototype fast breeder reactor at Kalpakkam has achieved criticality. This marks a major milestone in the nation's...
Fuel loading at India's first fast breeder reactor in Kalpakkam to begin next weekFuel loading at India's first prototype fast-breeder reactor in Kalpakkam is set to begin next week. This marks a significant step for Indi...
2024 set targets of building space station, starting fast breeder reactor, boosting researchIndia unveils an ambitious space vision targeting a space station by 2035 and a manned moon mission by 2047. The National Research Foundati...
Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor to be operational by end of 2025: GovtIndia's Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) is expected to be operational by the end of 2025. With the recent addition of Kakrapar units ...
N-power to play greater role in India's energy mix: AEC chairman Ajit MohantyIndia plans to expand its nuclear power capacity over the next two decades to meet energy security and climate goals. The country is buildi...
KAPP nuclear reactor unit 3 likely to be commissioned by November 2020: GovernmentThe first 700 MW Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor at Kakrapar, Gujarat, KAPP-3 achieved criticality (controlled self-sustaining nuclear fiss...
Losing out on NSG, Antrix Devas deal, India aims big in 2017ISRO is aiming a major feat January with the launch of nearly 83 satellites, 80 of them being foreign, at one go.
PFBR: Parliamentary panel slams govt for 'inordinate delays'Flaying the government for "inordinate delays" in commissioning of country's first Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) in Kalpakkam, a pa...
Work on PFBR was in pre-project activities stage: Jitendra SinghUnits 1 and 2 of the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) in Tamil Nadu's Kalpakkam district are "under pre-project activities", the gover...
Kudankulam delays are on ‘teething problems’, says AEC chairmanDelays at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project are due to “teething problems” common with perfecting a new technology, the chairman of the ...
India calls for international action to strengthen nuclear securityRecognising the threat of nuclear terrorism, India has called for effective international cooperation and responsible action to strengthen ...