About 17 years ago, there was a blast and it gave a new identity to India on the world platform and amidst the entire team of learned scientists, one man stood apart – Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam. And today when we still mourn the loss of this great being, I looked back at … Continue reading Tribute to Kalam – Story of Entering the Nuclear Club
This week was significant for the field of nuclear energy in India with two events which have potential to decide the future of this key energy source. One was the nuclear fuel deal with Australia and other was the achievement of key reactor in Rajasthan. Both these events are testimony to potential of bright future … Continue reading A Step Ahead – Achieving a Milestone in Nuclear Energy
I could not help notice this particular front page news item on many Indian dailies (okay I accept I was on their web portals and hence no front page concept exists J) this Tuesday. The first unit of Kudankulam Nuclear Plant in Southern India, the reactor for which was bought from Russia, was connected to the … Continue reading Stepping stone towards Nuclear Energy Adoption
The seed was sown for a historic event in 2005 when President George W. Bush and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh decided, in principle, for cooperation in civilian use for the nuclear energy. The broad framework was going to be the basis of what can be called as India’s attempt to break off from a decade … Continue reading Indo-US Nuclear Deal : The 123 Agreement
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