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
electricit...
Saturday, 18 May 2013
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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