The AFR would be constructed with safety guidelines issued by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) and have a safety mechanism in place such as shockwave analysis.
M.R. Srinivasan worked alongside Dr. Homi Bhabha on the construction of India’s first nuclear research reactor, Apsara, which achieved criticality in August 1956.
Government sources said amendments were being considered to allow private sector entry into atomic energy and to limit supplier liability under nuclear damage law.
