India has set up an ambitious target to expand its nuclear capacity to at least 100 GW by 2047, the 100th anniversary of its independence. The country has a three-stage nuclear power programme: ...

This includes a mastery over the pressurised heavy water reactor (PHWR) technology, or reactors that use natural uranium as ...

One of the most formidable obstacles to exploiting the full potential of nuclear energy is the long-term disposal of highly radioactive waste that is generated by the burning of fuel in nuclear ...