BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE
Bhabha Atomic Research Center is located in the city of Mumbai in the state of Maharashtra. It is a multi-disciplinary nuclear research center in nuclear science and engineering and other related fields under the Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India.
Construction
India's nuclear program began under the leadership of Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha. On 3 January 1953, the Atomic Energy Commission started as the Atomic Energy Institute and was dedicated to the nation on 20 January 1957 by the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. After this, the Atomic Energy Institute was renovated and renamed as Bhabha Atomic Research Center on 12 January 1967, which was a humble tribute to Dr. Bhabha's accidental death in a plane crash on 24 January 1966.
FOUNDED BY
Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha was a dreamer who envisioned India's nuclear energy program. He started a program of research in nuclear science in India in March 1944 with the help of a handful of scientists. He recognized the immense potential of nuclear energy and its potential for successful use in power generation and allied sectors. Dr. Bhabha started this work with the goal of achieving self-reliance in the field of nuclear science and engineering, and today's Department of Atomic Energy which is a group of diverse science and engineering fields is the result of Dr. Bhabha's vision. Dr. Homi Jahangir Bhabha started the Indian nuclear program in March 1944, recognizing high potential in a viable alternative source for nuclear power generation. It was Dr. Bhabha's vision that led to the beginning of nuclear research in India at the time when the miracle of nuclear disintegration was being discovered by Otto Han and Fritz Strassman, and then by the feasibility of the nuclear chain reactions unambiguous by Enrico Fermi and colleagues Reported about. At that time, nuclear fission and uncontrolled chain reaction was negligible to the outside world. No one was ready to give any recognition to the idea of nuclear power generation. Dr. Bhabha was a skilled scientist and committed engineer as well as a dedicated architect, cautious planner and accomplished executive. He was an excellent lover of fine arts and music and a philanthropist. The right path adopted by Dr. Bhabha towards the Indian Atomic Energy Program is one of the best in the world. The members of the Department of Atomic Energy and the people of the entire country salute this great scientist and in the coming years also pledge to follow the path chosen by him.
INHERITANCE
In March 1944, Dr. Bhabha approached Sir Dorabji Tata Trust to undertake nuclear research in India, which led to the establishment of the Tata Fundamental Research Institute in Mumbai and was inaugurated on 19 December 1945. The Atomic Energy Act was passed on 15 April 1948 and the Atomic Energy Commission was established on 10 August 1948. A detailed survey of sparse minerals and uranium deposits was initiated by the Atomic Minerals Division with a view to promote studies on the use of nuclear energy for the benefit of the nation and for chemical processing and recovery of sparse soil compounds and thorium uranium deposits dated 18. Indian Rare Earths Ltd. was established on August 1959. The Atomic Energy Institute Trombay (AEET) was launched by the Atomic Energy Commission on 3 January 1954. Since 3 August 1954, the Atomic Energy Commission under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Scientific Research was brought under the Department of Atomic Energy and Dr. Homi Bhabha became the Secretary of the Department on behalf of the Government of India. The Department of Atomic Energy functioned directly under the control of Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and since then this department has been directly under the control of successive Prime Ministers. All scientists and engineers working in the fields of reactor design and development, mechanization, metallurgy and materials science, etc. were transferred from TIFR to AEET with their own programs which became an integral part of the newly created Institute of Atomic Energy, Trombay. TIFR has become a full-fledged institution of basic research in nuclear science.
DEDICATED TO THE NATION
The Atomic Energy Institute, Trombay was formally dedicated to the nation on 20 January 1957 by the then Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. After that Prime Minister Indira Gandhi renamed AEET and named it Bhabha Atomic Research Center on January 12, 1967, which was our humble tribute to Dr. Homi Bhabha after his death in an air crash on January 24, 1966. The Institute of Atomic Energy, Trombay had established itself as a specialized nuclear research institute in the science world where high level research and development work is going on in the areas of nuclear reactor design and installation, fuel fabrication, chemical processing of remaining fuels. Along with this, sufficient expertise has been gained in the development of application techniques of radioisotopes in medicine, agriculture and industries. Basic and advanced research in the areas of nuclear physics, spectroscopy, solid state physics, chemistry and life sciences, reactor engineering, mechanization, radiation safety and nuclear medicine etc. were going on at a rapid pace.
AN OBJECTIVE
The Bhabha Atomic Research Center provides extensive facilities ranging from basic laboratory bench scale research to plant operations to extensive scientific and technology activities. Its functional activities include science and technology - all topics from traditional ideas to budding fields. The basic mandate of this institution is to provide all the research and development support required for the peaceful use of power generation and nuclear energy. This includes preparation of peripheral components, computer generated working models and their evaluation, integration, selection and reactor operation in simulated reactor operating stage, testing of substances and components for exposure to adverse environmental conditions, development and testing of new reactor fuel materials, etc. Are included. In addition, Bhabha Atomic Research Center provides expertise in chemical processing of spent fuels, safe disposal of nuclear waste as well as development of new isotope application technologies in the fields of industry, medicine and agriculture. At Bhabha Atomic Research Center, efforts are being made to accelerate the advance research work in physics, chemistry and biological sciences so that the country can be taken to the international level in the fields of science and technology.
FEATURES
The Bhabha Atomic Research Center is a multi-faceted institution where the results of self-conducted research are transferred to a developmental level and ultimately successfully carried out to the relevant fields through examples. Advanced equipment and instruments, well established laboratories, favorable conditions and availability of skills from all fields of science and engineering are the characteristics of Bhabha Atomic Research Center which is committed to taking the country towards new horizons of knowledge and development.
