goingcritical:apsaraIndia · Research reactor

Apsara

Developer: Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (now BARC)

Site: Trombay, Mumbai

Status: Critical since August 4, 1956 critical

Summary:

First reactor in India and in Asia outside the USSR (rebuilt as Apsara-U in 2018)

Details

DesignPool-type light-water research reactor (UK-supplied fuel)
Capacity1 MW (thermal where reported)

Milestone history

  1. Announced —
  2. Construction start —
  3. Fuel load —
  4. First criticality August 4, 1956

References

  1. Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, research reactors
  2. Department of Atomic Energy, India — Apsara history