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GENERAL Suresh Babu To Head India’s Fast Breeder Reactor Company BHAVINI

P A Suresh Babu, distinguished scientist at the Department of Atomic Energy and former Director (HR) at Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL), assumed charge as Chairman and Managing Director of Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (BHAVINI) at Kalpakkam on April 22, 2026. Mandate and strategic roleBHAVINI is tasked with the construction, commissioning, operation […]

CW Bureau · Apr 22, 2026
GENERAL India Enters Second Stage Of Nuclear Programme With PFBR Criticality Feat

India has crossed a defining milestone in its nuclear energy journey, with the indigenously built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam achieving first criticality on April 6, 2026. The milestone marks the initiation of a sustained nuclear chain reaction and formally signals India’s entry into the second stage of its long-envisioned three-stage nuclear power […]

CW Bureau · Apr 13, 2026