Using magnetic nanofluid emulsion functionalised with certain macromolecules (polymers) IGCAR researchers have developed an optical probe that can in less than a second detect the presence of urea in a very broad range (0.003 to 334 grams per litre). Researchers at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam have developed an inexpensive, highly sensitive optical … Continue reading IGCAR’s optical probe quickly detects urea in serum, environment
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IGCAR work may allow doctors to ‘see’ a fever
Visual, non-invasive monitoring of body temperature of patients in hospitals without using a thermometer may become a reality thanks to the work carried out by a team of scientists led by Dr. John Philip, Head of the SMART section at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam near Chennai. The concept is based … Continue reading IGCAR work may allow doctors to ‘see’ a fever
IGCAR: Hydrogen sensor for greater safety
The use of liquid sodium as a coolant in fast breeder reactors has been made safer, thanks to a sensor — electrochemical hydrogen meter — developed by scientists at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, off Chennai. The sensor has been thoroughly tested at IGCAR; it was also tested at the Phenix … Continue reading IGCAR: Hydrogen sensor for greater safety
Hybrid desalination plant at Kalpakkam
Published in The Hindu on December 6, 2012 “The Nuclear Desalination Demonstration Plant (NDDP) located at Kalpakkam [off Chennai], Tamil Nadu, is the world’s largest hybrid seawater desalination plant coupled to an existing nuclear power plant,” says Dr. P.K Tewari, Head, Desalination Division, BARC, Mumbai. Coupled to MAPS This desalination facility is coupled to the … Continue reading Hybrid desalination plant at Kalpakkam
‘Our policy is to reprocess all the fuel put into a nuclear reactor’
Published in The Hindu on October 28, 2012 ‘India is one of the countries doing a lot of work on a scientific solution to waste management,’ says Dr. Sekhar Basu, Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. = Photo: R. Prasad Post the Fukushima disaster, one of the key issues protesters raise is nuclear waste … Continue reading ‘Our policy is to reprocess all the fuel put into a nuclear reactor’
IGCAR develops sensors to inspect defects in materials
Detecting and imaging structural defects like cracks, holes etc, present in components made of ferromagnetic materials like pipelines, railway tracks and tubes has now become easy with optical sensors. These sensors were developed by Dr. John Philip and his team at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam near Chennai. The results of … Continue reading IGCAR develops sensors to inspect defects in materials
Detecting breast cancer using thermal imaging
Published in The Hindu on July 9, 2009 Screening to detect breast cancer early may become a reality if thermography (thermal imaging) that is in the early stages of testing is perfected. The trial is jointly done by the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam and the Chennai based Sri Ramachandra Medical College … Continue reading Detecting breast cancer using thermal imaging
PFBR: novel steel reduces power generation cost
Published in The Hindu on March 12, 2009 The Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) at Kalpakkam has achieved a major breakthrough that would allow it to generate power at 30 paisa per unit less 4-5 years after the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR), which is under construction, is commissioned. The PFBR is expected … Continue reading PFBR: novel steel reduces power generation cost
PFBR: main vessel to be installed soon
Published in The Hindu on July 24, 2008 The main vessel of the 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor that is being constructed at Kalpakkam will be installed anytime during the second half of September, according to Dr. Baldev Raj, Director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR). The main vessel will house … Continue reading PFBR: main vessel to be installed soon
FBTR: plant to vitrify nuclear waste
Published in The Hindu on May 13, 2008 The third facility in the country to immobilise the high level nuclear waste produced by the plants that reprocesses the mixed carbide fuel used in the FBTR, and the thermal power plant at Kalpakkam (MAPS) and other such plants in the country is coming up at Kalpakkam. … Continue reading FBTR: plant to vitrify nuclear waste
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