KAMINI

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

Following the shutdown of the Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment in 1969, KAMINI was the only reactor in the world designed specifically to use uranium-233 fuel until the completion of TMSR-LF1 in 2023. Use of the large thorium reserves to produce nuclear fuel is a key strategy of India's nuclear energy program.

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