Indian mini N-fusion reactor |
Nuclear energy production in India is set to get a major boost with the department of atomic energy (DAE) giving nod to set up the country`s own thermo-nuclear fusion reactor. India is presently one of the seven partner countries in world`s biggest energy research project - the ITER - that is coming up in France. ITER-India`s project director Shishir Deshpande said India`s contribution as one of the seven partners is 10%. The knowledge that India gains will be used to set up its own demonstrator reactors at home. India will set up an experimental version of the ITER reactor. Deshpande and ITER top brass are touring India to review progress made by Indian companies involved in the fusion reactor project. The central government has sanctioned Rs 2,500 crores to seed research in nuclear fusion. All nuclear plants in India at present are fission-based. Generating electricity through fusion is comparatively economical and safer. ITER-India, a division of the Gandhinagar-based Institute of Plasma Research, is the nodal agency under DAE, responsible for delivery of ITER contributions from India. To be executed over 10 years, European Union, China, Japan, Korea, Russia and the US apart from India are the seven nation partners in France project which is expected to be commissioned by 2024. Four Indian companies including two based in Gujarat have been awarded contracts to prepare large components which will be fabricated and sourced from India for ITER.
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