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KAMINI (Kalpakkam Mini reactor) is a research reactor at Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research in Kalpakkam, India. It achieved criticality on October 29, 1996. It was designed and built jointly by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR). it produces 30 kW of thermal energy at full power.

KAMINI is cooled and moderated by light water, uses a beryllium oxide neutron reflector, and is fueled with uranium-233 metal produced by the thorium fuel cycle harnessed by the neighbouring FBTR reactor.

As of 2006, it is the world's only thorium-based experimental reactor.

KAMINI was the first and is currently the only reactor in the world designed specifically to use uranium-233 fuel. Use of the large thorium reserves to produce nuclear fuel is a key strategy of India's nuclear energy program.

References

1. "India: Experimental thorium reactor critical". Wise International. 13 November 1996. Archived from the original on 27 September 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
2. ^ Ramanarayanan, R. R.; Anandkumar, V.; Mohanakrishnan, P.; Pillai, C.P.; Kumar, P.V.; Kapoor, R.P. (June 2000). Kamini reactor commissioning and operating experience, research facilities and their utilization (PDF) (Report). International Atomic Energy Agency. RN:31043004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 June 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
3. "Applications of KAMINI - The Reactor". Department of Atomic Energy. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012.
4. "IGCAR Reprocessing Group". Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research. Archived from the original on 18 July 2014.

External links

• KAlpakkam Mini Reactor (KAMINI) Archived 10 October 2017 at the Wayback Machine
• Thorium fuel cycle in India:KAMINI fuel Archived 18 April 2021 at the Wayback Machine
• BBC - Why India wants to turn its beaches into nuclear fuel.html
• Stanford - India - A Key Player in the Future of Thorium

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