RESEARCH NUCLEAR REACTORS IN INDIA

Presently, there are twenty two (22) Nuclear Power Plants in the country for generation of electricity.

There are four (4) research reactors working in India which are as follows:

1. Dhruva: “100 MW Research Reactor” for R&D, Radio Isotope and Radio Pharmaceutical Production. 
2. Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR): for carrying out studies related to stage II nuclear power programme.
3.    Critical Facility: “100 W Research Reactor” for core physics experiments related to Advanced Heavy Water Reactors (AHWR) for stage III nuclear power programme.
4.  Kalpakkam Mini Reactor (KAMINI):  “Research Reactor” fuelled with Uranium-233 for core physics studies for the stage III nuclear power Programme.