Terming it a "truly world-class achievement", the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Dr Anil Kakodkar, said: "We are now charting territories which nobody had charted before. Hence, there is no need to worry about embargoes because nobody has anything to offer us in this regard."
Receiving the technology at a function organised on the premises of MTAR, Dr Kakodkar said that latest development had demonstrated the country's ability to translate research into technology and technology into product.
Stating that AEC's endeavour in the competitive world was to do things at minimum cost and in minimum time, he said that all the nuclear power projects including the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam were being executed ahead of schedule and less than the stipulated cost.
