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India’s first fast-breeder nuclear reactor achieves criticality

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India’s first fast-breeder nuclear reactor achieves criticality
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India’s first prototype fast-breeder reactor (PFBR) has achieved criticality, marking a significant boost for the country’s nuclear programme. The 500 MW reactor, which is based at Kalpakkam, about 70 km south of Chennai, is intended to be a forerunner for a fleet of six similar fast-breeder reactors.
India’s currently has almost 9 GW of nuclear capacity from 24 plants, which are mainly pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs) that use domestic and imported natural uranium. Long-term, the Indian

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