Sunday, August 11, 2013

Nuclear Reactor of INS Arihant achieved Criticality when the Boat was in the Sea

Nuclear Reactor of India’s indigenous nuclear-powered submarine, Arihant went critical on 10 August 2013 at 1.20 a.m. With this success, India became a member of the exclusive club of countries that have built their own nuclear powered submarines along with Russia, US, UK, China and France. 

The reactor of Arihant achieved criticality, when the boat was in the sea. Criticality is a technical term that is used to describe the first step, towards self-sustaining nuclear reaction for stable production of power. 

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