Indian scientists successfully achieved nuclear criticality at a prototype fast breeder reactor in Tamil Nadu. This breakthrough is seen as a major step toward national energy self-reliance and harnessing India's vast thorium reserves.

A breakthrough in India’s nuclear power research has been hailed as a defining moment for the country’s energy programme and a step towards self-reliance. Earlier this month, Indian scientists revealed they had achieved criticality, a state of self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction, at the Kalpakkam prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) in Tamil Nadu state. The programme promises to harness India’s abundant thorium reserves, which constitute around 25 per cent of global deposits, advancing its.....