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NFC gets a break in reactor technology

City-based Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC) has achieved a breakthrough in nuclear reactor technology pertaining to the fabrication of coolant tubes. The coolant tubes, fabricated by using a “seamless route” for the first time in the world have been put to use in India’s largest heavy water reactor at Tarapore which went critical last week, according to NFC chief executive R Kalidas. Kalidas told Times of India that, “we could fabricate the calandria tubes, a vital component in reactor technology, by following a different method for the first time in the world by adopting a seamless route. These tubes were successfully deployed in Tarapore Atomic Power Plant (TAPP)-4 that went critical on Sunday last.” An important aspect of coolant tubes is the uniformity of wall thickness. Worldwide these are being produced by using the conventional measures. A seamless route allows a qualitative fabrication that ensures uniform wall thickness in the tube and thus considered to be more safer. This is not possible in conventional manner. “We could achieve a combination of thin wall and large diameter. This ensures more tolerance and involve very complex assemblies,” he said adding, “we have perfected this technology.” NFC has been receiving enquiries from research bodies in different parts of the world and would soon commercialise the innovation, he added. Apart from coolant tubes, NFC had also supplied the entire fuel assemblies for TAPP-4. NFC is currently working fast-breeder reactor technology.

NFC gets a break in reactor technology

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