FAST BREEDER REACTORS.

With the commissioning of Fast Breeder Test Reactors (FBTR), India has reached the beginning of the second phase of the nuclear power programme for construction of FBRs which will produce more fuel than they consume while supplying electricity to the national grid. The FBTR construction experience has given an insight into the design of sodium cooled fast breeder reactor to Indian scientists and engineers. Indian industry has participated on a large scale which has resulted in considerable indigenisation in the manufacturing of components. This experience can be utilised for the design and construction of the future fast reactors.