Atomic Energy Department’s Development of Advanced Reactors: Ajit Kumar Mohanty, secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, stated in BHUBANESWAR that the DAE is working on the development of modern power reactors in the country in order to provide green energy. On Monday, he made these remarks while delivering the commencement address at NISER Bhubaneswar’s 12th graduation ceremony.
Atomic Energy Department’s Development of Advanced Reactors: Advancing Nuclear Power
“The first and most important issue that comes to immediate attention is the requirement to develop and deploy affordable and viable green energy sources such as nuclear energy, biofuels, and green hydrogen. This is an area that requires immediate attention.” According to Mohanty, “the deployment of green energy sources and increasing their share in the energy basket of the nation is therefore a national and global imperative.” “Global warming and climate change loom large over us, and increasing their share in the energy basket of the nation”
He stated that DAE has been operating and building nuclear power plants as well as carrying out the development of sophisticated power reactors, all of which contribute to the agency’s active participation in this respect. According to him, one potential answer for reducing the amount of carbon dioxide emissions produced by various industries is the widespread adoption of renewable energy sources.
He stated that battery technology as a means of energy storage is another area that requires ongoing research and development. “Breakthroughs in these areas would not only be a boon to the world but could also be a source of massive revenues to the nation,” he added. “Breakthroughs in these areas would not only be a boon to the world but also”
VK Saraswat, a member of NITI Aayog, praised NISER’s initiative for putting up a Cyclotron Centre facility, which has the ability to create medically valuable and vital radioisotopes to fulfil the growing need for nuclear imaging in functional diagnostics across the nation. Saraswat’s comments were made in response to NISER’s announcement that it will be setting up the facility. “The facility is also seen as a catalyst for research and development in fields such as nuclear medicine, nuclear physics, material sciences, radiobiology, and radiation chemistry,” he continued. “[T]he facility is located in a region that has a long history of nuclear research.”
During the ceremony, 165 integrated MSc students from the 12th batch, along with one integrated PhD student and 54 PhD students, received their degrees and were awarded their certificates. A gold medal was awarded to Adittya Pal of the School of Chemical Sciences since she had the best overall academic achievement across all of the subjects that were covered in the Integrated MSc programme.
The National Institute of Science and Engineering Research (NISER) presented silver medals to the departmental top scorers who had demonstrated outstanding achievement in their respective fields. According to official sources, other memorial awards were also given out to applicants who were deemed to have earned them.
