Research Reactors
There are two reactors at IGCAR.
- FBTR is a liquid metal cooled fast breeder reactorerated and maintained by Reactor Operation and Maintenance Group(ROMG).
In addition the Research Facility also built the 100MWe reactor for India's first nuclear submarine the Arihant class submarine project and operated it on land for testing purposes since it attained criticality in December 2004. The submarine to be launched on July 26, 2009 has been fitted with this reactor.
Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor, a 500MWe fast breeder reactor using Mixed Oxide (Uranium oxide + Plutonium oxide) fuel based on the Sodium-cooled fast reactor design.
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