Nuclear Power Programme

Nuclear Power Programme

                

To use uranium and vast thorium resources of the country , a three stage atomic power programme was envisaged in 1940s. The ongoing first stage of the programme uses natural uranium fuelled pressurized heavy water reactors for producing electricity.

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India's first underground Nuclear Tests

India's Nuclear Tests

On May 18, 1974, India conducted her first underground nuclear explosion at Pokhran in the Thar Desert at a depth of 100 metres. The code name used to convey the success of the test to the then Prome Minister , Indira Gandhi was Buddha is smiling for the second time, India

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