Latest News: Another dimension of “Aatmanirbhar Bharat"

[Techno-Gandhian Centre]

India's Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) has been approved to start loading nuclear fuel, marking a major milestone in India's self-reliant atomic energy program by moving towards utilizing thorium.

Unlike uranium, which is relatively scarce in India, thorium is abundantly available. Thorium, when used in a breeder reactor, can be converted into fissile uranium-233, offering a long-term and sustainable energy source. India should be able to reduce dependency on imported uranium and bolster its energy self-reliance. This takes “Aatmanirbhar Bharat” — Made in India for India — to a whole other level.

The development of Indian’s PFBR faced many of the same challenges faced in the U.S. It took 20 years to get online, blew past budgets, and was mired by regulatory red tape. But just like in the U.S., ultimately the political and economic goals of India aligned with the development of PFBR and things got done.

Jai ho!