PM witnesses the historic “Commencement of Core Loading” at India’s first indigenous Fast Breeder Reactor (500 MWe) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu. We will solve one question.
Q1. Consider the following statements regarding Prototype Fast Breeder Reactors (FBR).
- PFBR has been fully designed and constructed indigenously by Bhartiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd (BHAVINI).
- Once commissioned, India will be the second country after Russia to have a commercial operating FBR.
- Thorium (Th-232) is fissile material and so is directly usable in a thermal neutron reactor.
- India has the largest reserves of Thorium in the world.
How many of the above statements is/are correct?