Chennai: In a major boost to India's clean energy and advanced nuclear technology programme, the Department of Atomic Energy on Friday established the world's first hydrogen production facility using nuclear process heat at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research in Kalpakkam near here.
The facility was inaugurated by Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and chairman, Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), in the presence of Sreekumar G Pillai, Director, Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR).