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...
04 May, 2026, 05.50 AM IST
Viksit Bharat cannot run on fossil fuels -- and 2047 is the deadlineIndia aims for Viksit Bharat by 2047 but faces risks from imported fossil fuels. A shift to clean energy is crucial for economic stability ...
24 Apr, 2026, 12.16 PM IST
How a critical recent milestone proved India doubters wrongIndia has achieved a major milestone with its new fast-breeder nuclear reactor reaching criticality. This marks a significant step in a dec...
23 Apr, 2026, 12.25 PM IST
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 ...
21 Apr, 2026, 06.00 AM IST
Actor Madhavan amazed by Homi Bhabha's vision 70 years ago as India enters new nuclear era on journey towards energy independenceActor R Madhavan shared insights into India's nuclear progress. This connects Homi Bhabha's 1954 three-stage nuclear plan to a recent achie...
10 Apr, 2026, 10.58 AM IST
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...
08 Apr, 2026, 05.21 PM IST
IEA hails India as nuclear reactor achieves criticalityIndia has achieved a major milestone with its Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam attaining criticality. This indigenous reactor is...
08 Apr, 2026, 01.54 PM IST
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...
08 Apr, 2026, 01.11 PM IST
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...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.32 PM IST
India moves a step closer to nuclear fuel self-relianceIndia has achieved a significant milestone in its nuclear program. The indigenously designed Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam ha...
07 Apr, 2026, 10.55 AM IST
India eyes public-private partnership to explore world's largest thorium, monasite reservesIn a bid to harness its extensive rare-earth materials, India is set to extend invitations to private enterprises for exploration activitie...
14 Jan, 2026, 05.11 PM IST
India's Thorium-based fuel tech push has ANEEL Kakodkar linkIndia is opening its nuclear energy sector to private companies. US firm Clean Core Thorium Energy is ready to supply its thorium-based fue...
04 Dec, 2025, 12.07 AM IST
Beyond coal & renewables: Can nuclear power be India's clean energy gamechanger?India aims to expand nuclear power capacity to 21,980 MW by 2031-32, emphasizing thorium utilization, safety, and private-sector participat...
24 Mar, 2025, 08.42 AM IST
Kalapakkam nuke power plant to be commissioned next yearMinister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh said a major part of the project has already been completed and it would be commissioned nex...
07 Aug, 2014, 04.38 PM IST
- India to build thorium-based reactor
Power potential from thorium reactors is very large and availability of Accelerator Driven System (ADS) can enable early introduction of th...
18 Feb, 2008, 09.39 PM IST
- First fast-breeder reactor to be operational by '09
India has extracted 30,000 tonne of thorium concentrate to prepare for the third stage nuclear power programme.
11 Dec, 2007, 02.12 AM IST
- US' Thorium Power eyes nuke tech, R&D JV here
US-based nuclear fuel processing company Thorium Power is exploring the possibility of a joint venture with an Indian company for technolog...
06 Dec, 2006, 02.09 AM IST