STARTUP/TECHNOLOGY
IGCAR Gives Technology To Startups, Scales Up Lab-To-Market Innovation
The Atal Incubation Centre of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (AIC IGCAR FAST Foundation) has stepped up efforts to commercialise indigenous technologies by facilitating technology transfers, startup incubation and industry partnerships, reinforcing the role of deeptech innovation in India’s march towards self-reliance. At an event themed “Translation of IGCAR Technologies: From Lab to Land…and […]
CW Bureau
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Jul 25, 2026
GENERAL
Kalpakkam Hosts World-First Nuclear Powered Hydrogen Generation Plant
In a major milestone for India’s clean energy ambitions, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has inaugurated the world’s first hydrogen production facility based on the Copper–Chlorine (Cu–Cl) Thermochemical Cycle using nuclear process heat generated from the Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam. The technology demonstrator […]
CW Bureau
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Jun 27, 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
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Apr 13, 2026
GENERAL
Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor At Kalpakkam Attains First Criticality
In a landmark achievement for India’s nuclear energy programme, the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam has successfully attained first criticality, the start of a controlled fission chain reaction, on April 6, 2026, at 08:25 PM, marking a historic step towards long-term energy security and advancement of indigenous nuclear technology capabilities. Indigenous […]
CW Bureau
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Apr 7, 2026
