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Nuclear power currently contributes 3 per cent of India's electricity generation. New Delhi: India took a significant step towards energy independence on 6 April 2026, when the indigenously designed and built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam attained first criticality. This moment marked the start of a sustained and controlled nuclear chain reaction in the 500 MWe reactor, a technology India has pursued for decades. With this achievement, the country formally entered the sec ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Wednesday praised India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the successful achievement of the first criticality of the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR), calling it an important technological milestone. In a post on X, the global energy body lauded Indian scientists and engineers for the achievement, which comes after years of development. The IEA said the reactor will use significantly less nuclear fuel c ...Read More >
New Delhi (ABC Live): India's nuclear energy programme has entered a new phase. On 6 April 2026 at 8:25 PM, the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, attained first criticality. The Department of Atomic Energy said the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board cleared the plant systems after a safety review. IGCAR designed the reactor, while BHAVINI built and commissioned it. (PIB) This is not a routine plant update. Instead, it marks one of the most important recent even ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, April 7 (Xinhua) -- India's Department of Atomic Energy on Tuesday announced that its most advanced indigenously designed nuclear reactor has reached criticality. Criticality in a nuclear programme is the stage at which a nuclear reactor achieves a self-sustaining fission chain reaction, where neutron production equals or exceeds losses. The reactor is located at Kalpakkam in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu and operated by state-run Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd. "Wi ...Read More >
Surat, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Nuclear energy expert Dr Neelam Goyal on Tuesday called the attainment of criticality at the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) in Tamil Nadu's Kalpakkam, as a "big win for India" and an "important step towards 'Atmanirbhar Bharat'." The indigenously designed and built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) successfully attained its first criticality on April 6, marking the initiation of a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Speaking to IANS, Goyal mentioned tha ...Read More >
New Delhi/Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) The attainment of first criticality at the indigenously designed and built 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu was on Tuesday hailed as a "seminal moment" to help India move closer to realising the full potential of its nuclear power programme and providing long-term energy security. With the 500 MWe PFBR reaching criticality on Sunday to mark the initiation of a sustained nuclear chain reaction, India has officially entered the ...Read More >
Hyderabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday announced that indigenously designed and built 500 megawatt Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam has attained criticality -- which means that it is producing more nuclear fuel than it is consume. This makes India only the second country to run breeder reactors after Russia. Criticality means the start of controlled fission chain reaction: In the PFBR, it means producing more nuclear fuel and electric power. The PFBR runs on a mix o ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) A 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Chennai has successfully attained first criticality (the start of controlled fission chain reaction), marking a historic step in providing long-term energy security and advancing indigenous nuclear technology capabilities, officials said on Tuesday. The criticality was achieved after meeting all the stipulations of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), which had issued a clearance after a rigorous review ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) The attainment of criticality at the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) marks more than a technological milestone; it reflects the maturity of India's long standing nuclear vision and the strength of its indigenous capabilities, an official statement said on Tuesday. The indigenously designed and built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu successfully attained its first criticality on April 6, marking the initiation of a sustain ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 7 (PTI) Experts in the nuclear field on Tuesday hailed India's Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) attaining criticality, terming it a crucial step towards achieving energy security, and noted that very few countries have mastered this technology. They also said that the next step should be to make the technology more "robust" and build more Fast Breeder Reactors. India's 500 MW PFBR successfully attained first criticality (start of controlled fission chain reaction) on April 6. ...Read More >
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], April 7 (ANI): Former Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister and Yuvajana Sramika Rythu Congress Party (YSRCP) President YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Tuesday congratulated scientists and engineers at Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (BHAVINI), and the Department of Atomic Energy for achieving a historic milestone in India's nuclear journey. Taking to X, he said, "Heartiest congratulations to our brilliant scientists and ...Read More >
Surat (Gujarat) [India], April 7 (ANI): India possesses vast nuclear energy resources, particularly thorium reserves, that can generate around 5,000 units of electricity per person per year for nearly 500 years, but greater public awareness is needed to address safety concerns and accelerate adoption. Speaking to ANI on India's advancing nuclear programme, Senior Scientist, Department of Atomic Energy, Neelam Goyal said that electricity remains the backbone of India's economy, supporting agricu ...Read More >
Surat (Gujarat) [India], April 7 (ANI): India possesses vast nuclear energy resources, particularly thorium reserves, that can generate around 5,000 units of electricity per person per year for nearly 500 years, but greater public awareness is needed to address safety concerns and accelerate adoption. Speaking to ANI on India's advancing nuclear programme, Senior Scientist, Department of Atomic Energy, Neelam Goyal said that electricity remains the backbone of India's economy, supporting agricu ...Read More >
India's 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) achieved first criticality on April 6, 2026. This marks a historic milestone in its three-stage nuclear programme, boosting energy security and indigenous technological capabilities. In a landmark achievement for India's nuclear energy programme, the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) has successfully attained first criticality (start of controlled fission chain reaction) on 6th April 2026 at 08:25 PM marking a historic step in pr ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): In a landmark achievement for India's nuclear energy programme, the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) has successfully attained first criticality (start of controlled fission chain reaction) on 6th April 2026 at 08:25 PM marking a historic step in providing long-term energy security and advancing indigenous nuclear technology capabilities, according to the Department of Atomic Energy. The criticality was achieved in the presence of Dr Ajit Kumar Moh ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 7 (ANI): In a landmark achievement for India's nuclear energy programme, the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) has successfully attained first criticality (start of controlled fission chain reaction) on 6th April 2026 at 08:25 PM marking a historic step in providing long-term energy security and advancing indigenous nuclear technology capabilities, according to the Department of Atomic Energy. The criticality was achieved in the presence of Dr Ajit Kumar Moh ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 7 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday said the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Tamil Nadu's Kalpakkam stands as a symbol of India's technological excellence and national ambition. He said the achievement reinforces India's rise as a global energy leader. In an X post, Adityanath said, "India enters a new era of nuclear strength. The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam stands as a symbol of our technological excellence and national ambition. By h ...Read More >
Chennai, Apr 7 (UNI) The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) announced that in a landmark achievement for India's nuclear energy programme, the 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) has successfully attained first criticality (start of controlled fission chain reaction) at IGCAR campus in Kalpakkam, about 70 km from here. The indigenously built PFBR attained criticality yesterday night (April 6, 2026) at 2026 hrs marking a historic step in providing long term energy security and advancing ...Read More >
The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR), located at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research campus in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, is operated by Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI). Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday hailed a major milestone in India's civil nuclear programme, announcing that the indigenously built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, has attained 'criticality'. Notably, 'criticality' refers to the stage at which a nuclear reacto ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], December 17 (ANI): Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology and Atomic Energy Jitendra Singh on Wednesday addressed questions raised by Opposition MPs regarding the recently tabled 'The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill, 2025'. Taking part in the debate in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Singh said that certain Opposition MPs were pushing "contradictory" facts and statements. He said that a lot of provisions ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 17 (PTI) Opposition MPs Wednesday strongly pitched for sending the nuclear energy bill moved by the government to a parliamentary panel for wider consultations while members from the ruling coalition "wholeheartedly" supported the legislation saying it will prove helpful in making the country energy sufficient. Participating in the debate in Lok Sabha on the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, which seeks to open the tigh ...Read More >
The two sides are also discussing new areas of cooperation, including the construction of small modular reactors (SMRs) of Russian design in India, Rosatom said in a statement following a meeting in Mumbai between its director general Alexey Likhachev and Department of Atomic Energy chairman Ajit Kumar Mohanty. The meeting focused on the development of bilateral cooperation in nuclear energy. The two sides also reviewed progress on the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tamil Nadu, the largest n ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 24 - Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology; Earth Sciences and Minister of State for PMO, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh said that the past decade has witnessed a remarkable transformation in government recruitment, with the total number of appointments made through the Staff Selection Commission, Railway Recruitment Board and UPSC rising from about 7.22 lakh in the p ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 23: Nagaland Minister Temjen Imna Along called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology; Earth Sciences; and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh here. The two leaders discussed a range of developmental matters pertaining to the State, particularly those related to science, technology, innovation, and administrative reforms ...Read More >
Chennai: India's fast breeder reactor programme achieved twin milestones this week. The Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, marked 40 years of attaining first criticality. Meanwhile, engineers began loading fuel into the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR), the country's most advanced and complex atomic power plant.Officials said the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) recently granted permission for fuel loading into the 500 M ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, the second largest R&D establishment under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), celebrated the 40th anniversary of the First Criticality of the Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) on Saturday, with a special commemorative event highlighting decades of innovation, self-reliance and technological excellence in nuclear energy. Achieving its first criticality in 1985, FBTR has been a flagship of the country's indigenous fast r ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 18: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology; Earth Sciences; and Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh, today called on President of India, Draupadi Murmu at Rashtrapati Bhavan to exchange Diwali greetings and brief her about recent developments and forthcoming Government initiatives under his Ministries. During the meeting, D ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 17: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology; Earth Sciences and Minister of State for PMO, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh today launched the curtain raiser for the India International Science Festival (IISF) 2025, describing it as a "celebration of science" that complements the country's growing spirit of scientific inquiry and innovation. Addressing the gathering, Dr. ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Oct 5 : Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology; MoS PMO; Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions; Department of Atomic Energy and Department of Space, Dr. Jitendra Singh, called upon ministries and departments to transform the Government's ongoing cleanliness initiative into a mass movement that combines public participation, innovation and private sector engagement. At a high-level review meeting on the implementation of Special Campaign 5.0, Dr. Ji ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Sept 30: India's pharma exports, currently valued at nearly $27.8 billion, are expected to cross $30 billion by this year end , Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology; Earth Sciences and Minister of State for PMO, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr. Jitendra Singh said here today. Meanwhile, the Minister disclosed that India's domestic pharma market is $60 billion, but is expected to double ...Read More >
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