NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet will on Thursday take up a proposal to set up a Nuclear Fuel Recycle Board with the objective to facilitate production of plutonium on a large scale.
So far, the country has produced plutonium only for R&D purposes.
The setting up of the board is among many steps India has taken as it prepares to derive benefits from its new-found eligibility to engage in nuclear commerce with countries that have technology and fuel.
The task of the proposed board will include overseeing spent fuel reprocessing and management operations.
The board will be headed by the director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. Top nuclear scientists like director of Indira Gandhi Centre of Atomic Research, chairman of the Heavy Water Board and those with BARC with specialised knowledge of nuclear fuel and nuclear recycling will also be on the board.
So far, the country has produced plutonium only for R&D purposes.
The setting up of the board is among many steps India has taken as it prepares to derive benefits from its new-found eligibility to engage in nuclear commerce with countries that have technology and fuel.
The task of the proposed board will include overseeing spent fuel reprocessing and management operations.
The board will be headed by the director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. Top nuclear scientists like director of Indira Gandhi Centre of Atomic Research, chairman of the Heavy Water Board and those with BARC with specialised knowledge of nuclear fuel and nuclear recycling will also be on the board.
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