- KAMINI
KAMINI (Kalpakkam Mini reactor) is a
research reactor atIndira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research inKalpakkam ,India . Its first criticality was on October 29,1996 . It produces 30Mw of thermal energy at full power.KAMINI is light water cooled and moderated, and fueled with uranium-233 metal produced by the irradiation of
thorium in other reactors.KAMINI was the first reactor in the world designed specifically to use uranium-233 fuel. Use of their large thorium reserves to produce nuclear fuel is a key strategy of India's nuclear energy program.
External links
* [http://www.dae.gov.in/ni/nisep02/xx/kamini.htm Applications of KAMINI - The Reactor] at the India Department of Atomic Energy website
* [http://www10.antenna.nl/wise/index.html?http://www10.antenna.nl/wise/461/4577.html India: Experimental thorium reactor critical] : News report, 1996
* [http://www.igcar.ernet.in/igc2004/rpg/rpg.htm IGCAR Repocessing Group] page documents use of reprocessed uranium-233 in KAMINI
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