Centre has warned that Mumbai’s Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc) faces a terror threat, triggering a security boost at the facility and other nuclear units.The alert comes a fortnight after the Barc celebrated founder Homi Bhabha’s 100th birth anniversary and weeks after warnings of another 26/11-type attack.The concerns have been fuelled by the fact that the Barc is located close to the Arabian...
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A centre for incubation of technologies is being set up by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), which will work jointly with the Indian industries on some spin-off technologies. The Centre for incubation of technologies (BARCIT), being set up at the old Training School Complex outside BARC, would have an easy access to technologists from the industry to jointly work with BARC scientists, A M Patankar,...
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For the first time in the history of India's nuclear programme, a centre for incubation of technologies is being set up by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) to work jointly with the Indian industries on some of the spin-off technologies. The Centre for incubation of technologies (BARCIT), being set up at the old training school complex, outside the BARC, will have a separate gate for easy access...
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Based on intelligence inputs that the country’s premier nuclearinstallation, the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc), is on the radar ofterror outfits, the Centre has alerted all agencies involved in its security tostep up surveillance.As per information with the intelligenceagencies, Barc, located at Trombay in suburban Mumbai, is under a fresh threatof a terror attack, most probably from the sea....
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Cirus, the 40 mw research reactor at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (Barc), will be shut down by December 2010 and decommissioned as per the separation plan under the Indo-US civil nuclear deal.Established 49 years ago, Cirus was refurbished in 2005 for research work and production of medical radioisotopes. It has been involved in many strategic programmes. "It will be closed down completely by...
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Using a combination of radiation technology developed by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and low temperature, Mango exporters can make the fruit more cost competitive in the US market.A trial, conducted by the BARC, of transhipping 14.3 tonnes of radiated mango kept in low temperature to the US by sea route this year had proved to be successful, Dr Srikumar Banerjee, Director of BARC, said...
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Oct 30: Eminent scientist Anil Kakodkar, who played a strategic role in clinching the India-US civilian nuclear deal last year, will retire as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Nov 30.Kakodkar, who was part of the team of scientists that successfully carried out the Pokhran-I (1974) and Pokhran-II (1998) nuclear tests, is also secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).With exactly a...
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Atomic Energy Commission chief Kakodkar to retire Nov 30 < ');" class="size11 blue"> RateEminent scientist Anil Kakodkar, who played a strategic role in clinching the India-US civilian nuclear deal last year, will retire as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Nov 30.Kakodkar, who was part of the team of scientists that successfully carried out the Pokhran-I (1974) and Pokhran-II (1998) nuclear...
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Using a combination of radiation technology developed by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and low temperature, Mango exporters can make the fruit more cost competitive in the US market.A trial, conducted by the BARC, of transhipping 14.3 tonnes of radiated mango kept in low temperature to the US by sea route this year had proved to be successful, Dr Srikumar Banerjee, Director of BARC, said...
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Eminent scientist Anil Kakodkar, who played a strategic role in clinching the India-US civilian nuclear deal last year, will retire as chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Nov 30.Kakodkar, who was part of the team of scientists that successfully carried out the Pokhran-I (1974) and Pokhran-II (1998) nuclear tests, is also secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).With exactly a month left...
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