How India is building 100% energy independence
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India operates a fast breeder reactor at IGCAR that runs on used fuel from first stage thermal reactors, producing electricity while converting that inventory into new fissile material to feed thorium-based follow-on reactors. The system avoids uranium enrichment, is built indigenously, and claims to close the fuel cycle by breeding its own fuel as it powers the grid — a practical pivot from import dependence to on‑site fuel generation.
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