MDMK general secretary Vaiko on Sunday expressed concern over the initiation of the core loading of India’s indigenous 500 Mwe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) in the nuclear complex at Kalpakkam, scheduled for Monday.
In a statement, he said that the reactor was based on a dangerous technology and many countries across the world had given up on such reactors. “Works to construct the reactor began in 2004 and was expected to attain criticality in 2010. But it fell behind schedule as the technology was no longer in use. The expenditure has also increased from ₹3,490 crore to ₹7, 700 crore...,” he said.
