Bhavini takes measures in favour of fast reactor project
June 11th, 2012 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 11 (IANS) With the commissioning of India's own 500 MW prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) slated for 2013 and plans for two more such reactors at Kalpakkam, Bharatiya ... Read more...
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Bhavini, fast-breeder reactor operator, to raise Rs.1,200 crore
June 10th, 2012 - 1:41 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 10 (IANS) India's fast breeder reactor operator, Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam (Bhavini), is planning to raise around Rs.1,200 crore, tapping the domestic debt market, for its upcoming ... Read more...
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India’s first fast breeder reactor to go critical early 2013
January 21st, 2012 - 7:19 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 21 (IANS) India's first 500-MW prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR), being set up at Kalpakkam near here, is likely to go critical early next year and commercial generation ... Read more...
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Work on two more fast breeder reactors begins
September 14th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 14 (IANS) India's fast breeder reactor operator Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (Bhavini) has started preliminary work for the construction of two more units at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu.
"The government ... Read more...
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Work on two more fast breeder reactors to start (Second of two-part series)
January 19th, 2009 - 11:48 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 19 (IANS) Plans for two more fast breeder reactors at the nuclear power complex in Kalpakkam near here are proceeding fast, even as India's first 500 MW fast breeder nuclear ... Read more...
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India’s fast nuclear reactors to be redesigned to cut costs (First of a two-part series)
January 18th, 2009 - 12:04 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Jan 18 (IANS) Scientists and engineers at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) are hoping to save around Rs.5 billion (Rs.500 crore or $104 million) by modifying the design ... Read more...
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