India’s success in the field of nuclear energy not only surprised the western countries but also forced our neighboring country China to praise it. India’s indigenous prototype fast breeder reactor achieved criticality in Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu.
This success is so big that the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency called it an example for the world and the biggest thing is that the Chinese media also gave prominent place to this success of India. In fact, China’s government news agency Xinhua, which often remains silent on Indian achievements, this time gave prominent place to India’s success. Xinhua wrote in its report that India has touched a milestone in its nuclear program. India’s most advanced and indigenously designed reactor has now become fully operational. Chinese media acknowledged that India has now successfully entered the second and most important phase of its three-stage nuclear programme.
Somewhere, it is also a big sign for China that India is now standing on the threshold of self-reliance in the field of nuclear energy where it will be difficult to defeat it and not only China, but also the head of IAEA, the organization that monitors nuclear security in the whole world, Rafael Mariani Grossi, expressed happiness over this achievement of India. Congratulating Prime Minister Modi on this social media platform X, he said that this reactor is a big sign for India’s bright and clean energy future. He assured that the IAEA will continue to work shoulder to shoulder to make India’s nuclear program more safe and strong. Overall, the whole world is keeping an eye on India’s success at this time.
Let us also tell you here that the criticality that India has achieved is the situation when the process of nuclear fusion inside the reactor starts running automatically and becomes stable. That means now this reactor is ready to generate electricity. If understood in simple language, this reactor can handle the continuously running nuclear process on its own. That is, it will not only create energy but will also be able to create more new fuel than the fuel it uses and this is its biggest feature. In fact, this entire project is an important part of India’s three-stage nuclear plan. India has large reserves of thorium but it is not easy to use it directly.