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April 09, New Delhi – International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Mariano Grossi warmly praised India's achievement in achieving criticality of the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.In a post on social media, X, the IAEA Chief described this...

New Delhi, April 9 – Rafael Mariano Grossi, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), has warmly praised India's achievement in reaching criticality of the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu.This landmark achievement marks a significant...

April 07, New Delhi — In a major milestone for India’s nuclear energy program, the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam achieved its first criticality on April 6.The country continues to expand its clean energy portfolio, and fast breeder reactors will play a crucial role...

New Delhi, April 7 With India's first indigenous prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu achieving criticality on Monday, experts said the development is a significant boost to the country's three-stage nuclear programme.Formulated in the 1950s by Dr. Homi Bhabha, the...

Amaravati, April 7 Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu said on Tuesday that the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu achieving criticality is a proud moment for every Indian and a boost to India's civil nuclear journey."The indigenously built...

Mumbai, April 7 Experts in the nuclear field on Tuesday hailed India's Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achieving criticality, terming it a crucial step towards achieving energy security, and noted that very few countries have mastered this technology.They also said that the next step...

New Delhi, April 7 With the domestically built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam achieving criticality, the Congress said on Tuesday that this is the result of over three decades of effort, and it would have been appropriate for Prime Minister Narendra Modi to acknowledge this...

Lucknow, April 7 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu stands as a symbol of India's technological prowess and national ambition.He stated that this achievement reinforces India's position as a global energy leader.In...

India has achieved a major milestone in its nuclear energy program as the indigenously designed and built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu has achieved criticality.Prime Minister Narendra Modi has praised this landmark achievement. In a social media post last...

New Delhi, April 6 Union Home Minister Amit Shah congratulated scientists on Monday for successfully building the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam, as it achieved criticality, a development he described as a "new era" in India's civil nuclear program.India's 500 MWe Prototype Fast...

New Delhi, April 6 Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday that India has taken a significant step in its civil nuclear program as the domestically built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam achieved criticality.In a post on X, Modi said this is a proud moment for the country...

New Delhi, April 6 – Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday praised the country's scientists for designing and building the prototype fast breeder reactor at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, independently.The Prime Minister stated that India has taken a significant step in its civil nuclear program...

New Delhi, March 19 Total energy generation from India's nuclear power plants was 45,855 million units (MU) in 2022-23; 47,971 MU in 2023-24; and 56,681 MU in 2024-25, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday.In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha, the minister said the country currently...