Our Nuclear Powered Future
Nuclear energy is having a defining moment — and India just made history. On April 6, India's Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu, attained criticality, placing it one step away from full power generation. Unlike conventional reactors, the PFBR is designed to produce more fuel than it consumes, with a long-term pathway to harnessing India's vast thorium reserves. Meanwhile, emerging economies like Egypt, Turkey, and Bangladesh are building reactors for the first time, marking a significant expansion of nuclear technology into the Global South.
This milestone is part of a sweeping global nuclear revival. There are currently 75 reactors under construction worldwide, with China alone accounting for more than half, driven by the pressures of decarbonizing power grids and meeting surging electricity demand from AI and electric vehicles. These reactors represent tens of thousands of tonnes of locked-in uranium demand and will operate for 60 to 80 years signaling that the world is decisively committing to nuclear power as the base of its energy future. Taken together, this week's stories paint a picture of a world quietly but decisively committing to a nuclear energy future.
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India’s Fast Breeder Reactor: Advancing A Closed Nuclear Fuel Cycle For Long-Term Energy Security
India has taken a defining step in its civil nuclear journey, advancing the second stage of Homi Bhabha’s Three-Stage Nuclear Power Programme. The indigenously designed and built Kalpakkam Fast Breeder Reactor has attained criticality, marking a pivotal milestone in both technological capability and long-term energy economics.
Click to read the article at eurasiaview.com
PFBR’s criticality milestone at Kalpakkam makes India a firm contender in the global nuclear race
The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor located in Tamil Nadu’s Kalpakkam attained criticality. The reactor is now only a step away from being fully operational.
New Delhi: India’s nuclear programme achieved a critical milestone on 6 April after its most advanced nuclear reactor, the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor located in Tamil Nadu’s Kalpakkam, attained criticality. The reactor is now only a step away from being fully operational.
Click to read the article at theprint.in
The Nuclear Revival: 75 Reactors Currently Being Built
The world is quietly undergoing a fundamental shift in how it generates baseload power. After years of stagnation in the West, the nuclear energy sector is experiencing a massive revival, driven by the dual mandates of decarbonizing power grids and feeding the insatiable electricity demands of electric vehicles and AI data centers. The momentum reached a critical tipping point in March 2026, when China and Brazil officially joined the international pledge to triple global nuclear energy capacity by 2050, bringing the coalition of supportive nations to 38.
Click here to read the article at miningvisuals.com
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