Fuel loading has begun at the 470 MW (net) prototype fast breeder reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu, southern India, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) announced.
The PFBR is owned and operated by Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (Bhavini) a government enterprise under the DAE that was set up in 2003 to focus on FBRs. Construction of the PFBR began in 2004, with an original expected completion date of 2010.
In March 2023 the parliamentary spokesperson for the DAE said the PFBR is now expected to be completed this year.