PM dedicates 100-tonne Tarapur reprocessing plant to nation

Last Updated: Friday, January 7, 2011, 12:13

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday dedicated to the nation a 100-tonne annual capacity reprocessing plant at the BARC here which will use spent fuel from indigenous nuclear power plants for fast breeder reactors.

`Indian N-reactors prepared for all threats`

Last Updated: Thursday, December 2, 2010, 19:36

The Department of Atomic Energy is "technologically" and "physically" prepared for any internal or external threat perception, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Director R K Sinha said on Thursday.

Mumbai oil spill: BARC advised against using seawater

Last Updated: Monday, August 9, 2010, 17:57

The Indian Coast Guard Monday asked Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) not to use sea water for its facilities in wake of the oil spill following collision of two vessels off the Mumbai coast.

Major security breach foiled in BARC, 7 arrested

Last Updated: Saturday, August 7, 2010, 23:02

A major security breach - the second in the past nine months - was foiled at the high-security BARC when security personnel and police nabbed seven people who attempted to secure class IV jobs there using forged documents and the man who arranged their "recruitment".

Parliamentary panel visits Tarapur Atomic Power Station, BARC

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 7, 2010, 23:04

A Parliamentary Standing Committee today visited the Tarapur Atomic Power Station and Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Maharashtra.

Dr RK Sinha takes over as new Director of BARC

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 18:00

Dr Ratan Kumar Sinha on Wednesday took over as the new Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and made a strong case for India to take up global leadership role in peaceful uses of nuclear energy.

Dr RK Sinha appointed as new BARC Director

Last Updated: Sunday, May 16, 2010, 20:02

Dr Ratan Kumar Sinha, who is closely associated with the design and development of India`s first thorium based Advanced Heavy Water Reactor, will be the new Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC).

Minor radioactive contamination detected at BARC

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 12, 2010, 18:16

Bhabha Atomic Research Centre on Wednesday said an incident of minor radioactive contamination was detected in one of its laboratories.

BARC staffer`s body found in a well

Last Updated: Friday, April 23, 2010, 22:20

Yet another case of suicide was reported in the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), after the body of an employee was found floating in a well.

BARC director in soup over foreign scribes’ visit

Last Updated: Sunday, April 11, 2010, 14:43

The visit of two foreign journalists to the high-security Bhabha Atomic research Centre (BARC) here has raised the hackles of the security establishment.

BARC experts scan radiation leak site in west Delhi

Last Updated: Friday, April 9, 2010, 10:53

Experts from the BARC Friday scanned a west Delhi industrial area where a "mild radiation leak" in a scrap shop left five persons injured and examined whether there was any other source of a similar emission in the vicinity.

BARC scientist`s death still a mystery: Police

Last Updated: Friday, March 5, 2010, 18:29

A woman scientist of BARC found hanging at the institution`s quarters in high-security Anushakti Nagar, wanted transfer to Kolkata which was approved, but the reason for her suicide is not yet clear, police said today.