New Delhi, May 23 (IANS) India has moved a significant step closer towards long-term energy self-sufficiency after its indigenously developed 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu achieved criticality — a stage at which a nuclear reactor attains a controlled and self-sustaining chain reaction for the first time, a report said.According to an analysis by Business Report, the milestone marks India’s entry into an elite group of nations possessing advanced fast …
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New Delhi, March 26 (IANS) Bangladesh stands on the threshold of a historic milestone as fuel loading is scheduled to start at the first unit of the country’s Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant on April 7, bringing the reactor alive for the generation of electricity, according to an article in the Dhaka-based The Daily Star newspaper.Fuel loading is one of the most delicate and sensitive phases in the life of a nuclear reactor. Consequently, issues of safety, radiation control, and technological reli…