Prototype fast breeder reactor

Prototype fast breeder reactor

The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) is a 500MWe fast breeder nuclear reactor presently being constructed in Kalpakkam, India. The Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) is responsible for the design of this reactor.

External links

* [http://www.hinduonnet.com/2005/09/07/stories/2005090704781300.htm "Kalpakkam PFBR to be completed ahead of schedule; 4 more to come up by 2020", The Hindu, Sept 7, 2005]
* [http://ia310102.us.archive.org/0/items/PFBRKalpakkamAThreattoLife/PFBR_Kalpakkam__A_Threat_to_Life.pdf PFBR: A Threat To Life]


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