Published 1987 | Version v1
Book

India

Creators

  • 1. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (India)

Description

The development of nuclear power in India is traced over forty years. The work at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is outlined. Then the energy policy and pace of nuclear power progress is discussed. The current (1986) state of the national nuclear energy programme is explained. There are five operating nuclear power plants in India. The fuel cycle facilities are looked at in the next section. These include fuel fabrication, heavy water production, reprocessing and waste management. The nuclear strategy for the future is discussed. (U.K.)

Additional details

Additional titles

Augmented title (English)
The development of nuclear power

Publishing Information

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons.
Imprint Place
Chichester (UK)
ISBN
0 471 90732 4
Imprint Title
Nuclear power: policy and prospects
Imprint Pagination
433 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 273-288.

INIS

Country of Publication
United Kingdom
Country of Input or Organization
United Kingdom
INIS RN
19064268
Subject category
S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
Descriptors DEI
ENERGY POLICY; FUEL CYCLE; HISTORICAL ASPECTS; INDIA; NUCLEAR POWER; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; RESEARCH PROGRAMS
Descriptors DEC
ASIA; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER; POWER PLANTS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS