Tests carried out on high burnup fast reactor fuel as part of a collaboration between the USA and Japan are the first of ...

The Breeder Reactor The realization of cheap atomic power hinges on our ability to build reactors that make more fissionable material than they burn. Some details of our first attempts to build one ...

India’s indigenous nuclear reactor prototype and abundant thorium reserves hold the key to the country’s future energy security.

With the successful test firing of the Agni-5 missile or the core loading of the fast breeder reactor at Tamil Nadu's Kalpakkam, India has showcased its ability to demonstrate top-level ...

granting approval to operationalise the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu. "The PFBR is likely to achieve criticality in 2025," a senior official said ...