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Government of India
Department of Atomic Energy
SALIENT ACHIEVEMENTS 2014 – 15
PIB PRESS CONFERENCE
Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi
June 13, 2015
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The multi-fold mandate of the
Department of Atomic Energy
Research,
Innovation,
Education
Nuclear Power
and Fuel Cycle
National
Security
Healthcare
Advanced
Technologies,
Water Resources
Food &
Agriculture,
Industrial
applications
29 Units at 107 Installations across the country
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Hon’ble Prime Minister at BARC, Mumbai
• July 21, 2014: Visit of Hon’ble
Prime Minister, Shri Narendra
Modi, to BARC, Mumbai.
PM’s message to DAE:
• to present human face of India’s
capabilities in nuclear science &
technology;
• to triple existing installed nuclear
generation capacity by 2023-24
• to expand
research and extend
applications
l
off atomic science in
areas
like
healthcare,
waste
management,
water
treatment,
agriculture and food preservation on
a national scale.
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Nuclear Power and Nuclear Fuel Cycle
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Nuclear Power Programme:
Performance Highlights
• Unit 1 of KKNPP (1000 MW) commences
commercial
i l operation
ti
on Dec
D 31,
31 2014.
2014
• Unit 2 of KKNPP
commissioning.
progressing
well
towards
• RAPS-5 records a continuous run of 765 days : the
2nd best in the world; the longest in 20 years.
• Highest ever power generation by NPCIL of
37835 MU; 7% higher than previous year.
• KAPP
KAPP-3&4
3&4 and
d RAPP-7&8
RAPP 7&8 (700 MW PHWR)
projects’ overall progress above 64% and 47%.
• Gorakhpur Anu Vidyut Pariyojana, Haryana
(GHAVP) Units-1&2 (2x700 MW PHWR) - Consent
of Haryana State Pollution Control Board obtained.
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Nuclear Power Programme:
PFBR and allied Progress
• Construction of the 500 MW Prototype Fast
Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam is
nearing completion. PFBR will commence
operations later this year.
• Power Reactor Fuel Reprocessing plant
(PREFRE 2) at Tarapur achieves 122% of its
name plate capacity – new record in
operating
performance
f
f
for
plutonium
l
production.
•
Plutonium-based
Plutonium
based fuel produced at BARC
Tarapur facility delivered for first criticality of
PFBR.
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Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities:
Performance Highlights
• Over 17,000 tonnes of additional reserves
of Uranium Oxide established,, taking
g the
current total resources to about 2,20,000
tonnes.
• Tummalapalle uranium mine: Processing
plant to be commissioned in 2015-16.
• H
Heavy Water
W t
production
d ti
d i
during
2014 15
2014-15:
more than 104% of target
• Nuclear
Fuel
Complex
achieves
a
production of 1252 MT of PHWR fuel
bundles: the highest ever production
since its inception.
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Nuclear Power Programme: Thorium Utilisation
• Thorium based advanced reactor AHWR –
Technology
gy Demonstration - g
gearing
g up
p for
launching the project.
AHWR
• India holds lead position in global efforts
for utilisation of Thorium.
• Advanced
Thorium
Research
Centre
proposed
d for
f
d di t d pursuit
dedicated
it off
technology development.
• India will host the International Thorium
Energy Conference (ThEC) in Mumbai in
October 2015.
Top Tie Plate
Water
Tube
Fuel
Pin
Displacer
Rod
AHWR
Fuel assembly
Bottom Tie Plate
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International Civil Nuclear Co-operation
• 05/09/2014: Inter - Governmental agreement with Australia for
co-operation
co
operation in peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy.
• 11/12/2014: India and Russia sign a “Strategic Vision for
Strengthening Co-operation in Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy”.
• Jan 2015:
2015 Understanding
Unde standing on CLND Act
A t of India and its provisions
p o isions
arrived at between India and USA. Also, text of Administrative
Arrangement finalised between India and USA under the IndiaUSA Civil Nuclear Co
Co-operation
operation Agreement.
• April 2015: Pre-Engineering Agreement for Jaitapur NPP signed
between NPCIL and the French company AREVA
• April 2015: Agreement between DAE and M/s. CAMECO, Inc.,
Canada for supply of 3000 metric tonnes of Uranium Ore
Concentrate during 2015-2020.
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International Civil Nuclear Co-operation
In Our Neighbourhood
• February 2015: Inter-Governmental agreement with Sri Lanka for cooperation in peaceful uses of Nuclear Energy.
• Jan-Feb 2015: Training programme organised for nuclear experts from
Bangladesh on various aspects of peaceful applications of nuclear
energy.
•
May 2015: Gifting of BHABHATRON-II (with
digital simulator) India’s indigenously
developed and manufactured teletherapy
equipment
i
t for
f cancer treatment
t t
t - to
t the
th
National Cancer Centre of Mongolia.
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India’s close engagement with the IAEA
• The International Atomic Energy
Agency (IAEA) conducts, upon India’s
invitation
invitation,
peer review mission
(IRRS) of India’s nuclear regulatory
system for power programme in March
2015.
2015
• Visit of Mr. Yukiya Amano, Director
General ((DG)) of the IAEA to Mumbai
and Delhi in March 2015; DG meets
Hon’ble Prime Minister in Delhi on
March 27, 2015.
• DG
expresses
appreciation
and
admiration for India’s record as a
responsible
ibl nuclear
l
power.
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Nuclear Applications for Societal Benefits
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Healthcare
• DAE Units supply over 23,000 consignments of
radiopharmaceuticals to over 150 nuclear
medicine centres and hospitals all over India.
• DAE-supplied radiopharmaceuticals resulted in:
• Over 2, 08, 000 in
in-vivo
vivo diagnostic investigations
PET
• Over 20,000 therapies
• Cancer
Hospital
being
established
Vishakhapatnam and Mohali, Punjab.
at
• Vitrified Cesium-137 pencil, First-of-a-kind in the
world, developed by BARC by recovery from High Level
Waste. First set of 10 pencils delivered for use in Blood
I adiato units
Irradiator
nits produced
p od ed by
b BRIT-DAE.
BRIT DAE
Blood Irradiator, BI 2000
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Agriculture and Food Preservation
• High yielding pigeon-pea variety Trombay Akola
Red Arhar released for commercial cultivation.
• 42 high-yielding varieties developed
released for commercial cultivation so far.
and
• BARC’s groundnut seeds (350 kg) adopted for
propagation in 4 prison farms in Tamil Nadu.
• Technology developed for Fruit Vegetable Dip
Treatment Machine for processing of Litchi and
other Fruits, Vegetables.
• DAE’s Litchi preservation technology transferred
including
g to a foreign
g company
p y in Madagascar.
g
• Radiation processing plants set up with DAE
technology at Unnao, Lucknow and Bavla,
Ahmedabad. 12 p
plants in operation
p
in p
private
sector and few more under construction.
Groundnut crop
in open jail area
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Water Related Technologies
• 'National Mission for Clean Ganga‘: DAE
actively participating in water analysis aspects
as technology provider - technical adviser.
adviser
• BARC technology ‘Bicycle Mounted Water
Purification (RO/UF) Unit Driven by Hybrid
Power System’ available for transfer/adoption –
Hon’ble PM tested the system during his visit to
BARC
Co
on 21 Ju
Julyy 2014.
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• MoU signed between BARC-DAE and Govt of
Jharkhand for technical support and guidance
to clean up the Shiv Ganga Pond at Deoghar.
• Additional RO system commissioned to
augmentt the
th capacity
it off the
th desalination
d li ti
plant
l t
NDDP of BARC at Kalpakkam.
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Supporting “Swachcha Bharat Abhiyaan”
• DAE technologies made available for a cleaner and
greener environment:
Nisargruna bio
bio-gas
gas plant;
sludge hygienisation plant; Plasma Pyrolyser;
Management of Water Quality & Water Purification.
• MoU signed between BARC and the Ahmedabad
Municipal Corporation to set up a Dry Sewage Sludge
Hygienisation (100 ton/d) Plant at Ahmedabad.
• Seminar on 'DAE technologies relevant to Swachcha
Bharat Abhiyaan' held at Gujarat Technological
U i
University,
it Ahmedabad.
Ah d b d
• DAE publication detailing such technologies made
available for propagation and facilitating adoption.
adoption
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From Basic Research to Deliveries
• MACE gamma-ray telescope being set up at Hanle in
Ladakh expected to be installed by November 2015
• Low-cost wound dressing (BaNOcol) developed at
BARC - veryy effective against
g
a broad spectrum
p
of
infection-causing microbes
• A Curcumin formulation (Turbovita) developed at BARC
containing a blend of high quality nutrients; technology
transferred to an industry in Nagpur
• Facilities established (using SQUID sensors) to measure
extremely weak magnetic fields (below 50 pico-Tesla)
associated with the electrical activity of heart and brain.
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Minister of State, Dr. Jitendra Singh, visits BARC
• The Union Minister of State in PMO, Dr
Jitendra Singh, in charge of the Department
of Atomic Energy matters,
matters visits BARC,
BARC
Mumbai on April 7, 2015.
• MoS met senior Officers of DAE and went
around a few select facilities of the Centre
and then interacted with the media covering
his visit.
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DAE in International Mega-Science Projects
• India’s role and contributions to ITER: A workshop
for assembly of the biggest cryostat being
supplied by India inaugurated at ITER site.
• 6 major
j
contracts for the manufacturing
g of
ITER components in India signed until now.
• Strengthened collaborative involvement with LHCCERN; process to become an Associate Member
of CERN initiated.
• BARC
BARC,
under
d
an MoU
M U with
ith Institute
I tit t LaueL
Langevin, France, fabricated and supplied a
number of systems and components including
neutron guide housings,
housings neutron TOF Chamber,
Chamber
lead shield, etc.
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Few Highlights of Our Outreach Programmes
(2014-15)
• NPCIL’s public outreach activities:
• No. of site visits: 1125
• No. of exhibitions: 59
• No. of lectures: 103
• Persons reached out: 12.4 lakhs
•
First ever DAE tableu on display
at India’s Republic Day Parade on
26 January 2015
•
Participation of DAE in Mumbai
M th – The
Marathon
Th Dream
D
R
Run
DAE Contingent in Mumbai Marathon
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Thank You
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