Physics:KAMINI
KAMINI (Kalpakkam Mini reactor) is a research reactor at Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research in Kalpakkam, India . It achieved criticality on October 29, 1996.[1] Designed and built jointly by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR).[2] As of 2024, it produces 40MW of thermal energy at full power.[3]
KAMINI is cooled and moderated by light water, and fueled with uranium-233 metal produced by the thorium fuel cycle harnessed by the neighbouring FBTR reactor.
(As of 2006), it is the world's only thorium-based experimental reactor.
KAMINI was the first and is currently the only reactor in the world designed specifically to use Uranium-233 fuel. Use of the large Thorium reserves to produce Nuclear fuel is a key strategy of India's nuclear energy program.
References
- ↑ "India: Experimental thorium reactor critical". Wise International. 1996-11-13. https://www.wiseinternational.org/nuclear-monitor/461/india-experimental-thorium-reactor-critical. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ↑ "Applications of KAMINI - The Reactor". http://www.dae.gov.in/ni/nisep02/xx/kamini.htm.
- ↑ "Indian test reactor reaches operation landmark : New Nuclear - World Nuclear News". https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Indian-test-reactor-reaches-operation-landmark.
External links
- KAlpakkam Mini Reactor (KAMINI)
- Thorium fuel cycle in India:KAMINI fuel
- BBC - Why India wants to turn its beaches into nuclear fuel.html
- Stanford - India - A Key Player in the Future of Thorium
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