Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor
The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor is a 500 MWe sodium-cooled, fast breeder reactor that is being constructed at the same site as the Madras Atomic Power Station in Kokkilamedu, near Kalpakkam, in Tamil Nadu state, India.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Power station
- Description: nuclear fast breeder reactor
- Also known as: “PFBR”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Madras Atomic Power Station.
Madras Atomic Power Station
Power station
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Madras Atomic Power Station located at Kalpakkam about 80 kilometres south of Chennai, India, is a comprehensive nuclear power production, fuel reprocessing, and waste treatment facility that includes plutonium fuel fabrication for fast breeder reactors. Madras Atomic Power Station is situated 460 metres north of Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sadras and Kalpakkam.
Sadras
Suburb
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Sadras is a fortress town located on India's Coromandel Coast in Chengalpattu district, 70 km south of Chennai in Tamil Nadu state. Sadras is the anglicised form of the ancient town of Sadurangapattinam. Sadras is situated 3½ km southwest of Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor.
Kalpakkam
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Kalpakkam is a township in the north coast of Tamil Nadu, India. The township's two main employers are the Department of Atomic Energy and Madras Atomic Power Station.
Pudupattinam
Suburb
Pudupattinam is a census town in Chengalpattu district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is famous for being located on the southern end of the township at Kalpakkam while Sadras is situated at the northern end. Pudupattinam is situated 6 km south of Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor.
Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor
- Categories: fast breeder reactor and industry
- Location: Tirukalukundram, Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu, Southern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From French to Tamil—“Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor” goes by many names.
- French: “Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor”
- German: “Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor”
- Hindi: “आदिप्ररूप द्रुत प्रजनक रिएक्टर”
- Indonesian: “Prototipe Reaktor Pembiak Cepat”
- Japanese: “高速増殖原型炉”
- Japanese: “高速増殖炉原型炉”
- Tamil: “முதலுறு வேக ஈனுலை”
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