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India has achieved a significant milestone in its long-term nuclear energy programme with the successful conversion of thorium into uranium using plutonium at the Kalpakkam Nuclear Power Plant. This development, highlighted by the Prime Minister, marks a crucial step in operationalising India’s three-stage nuclear power strategy, which aims to utilise the country’s vast thorium reserves for sustainable energy security.
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India converts thorium into uranium-233 using plutonium at Kalpakkam, advancing its three-stage nuclear strategy and enhancing energy self-reliance with vast thorium reserves.
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