Also Read | India moves towards unlocking nuclear energy. The advantage with the thorium fuel produced by the Chicago-based company is that it can be shipped to India and directly loaded on to PHWRs. Also Read | SHANTI Bill is India’s second shot at nuclear energy leadershipThorium, the radioactive metallic element named after the Norse god, has been a long standing hope for India’s true energy security. This will enable faster energy independence from imported nuclear fuel, Kakodkar told The Indian Express. Delays in FBR deployment is bad news for India’s nuclear programme, given that these reactors envisaged the use of recycled fuel while breeding much more fissile fuel.

Source: Indian Express January 01, 2026 16:40 UTC