India developing 200 MW nuclear reactors for commercial ships

‘Nuclear power is generated by nuclear fission to create heat to produce electricity. You can put the reactor wherever you want, even on a ship’

- OUR CORRESPONDENT

India is developing 200 MW nuclear power reactors, compact in size that can be deployed on commercial ships.

“Nuclear power is generated by causing nuclear fission to create heat that leads to electricity production. You can put the reactor wherever you want, even on a ship.’ senior official said here.

He said scientists at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) are developing two nuclear power reactors of 55 MW and 200 MW that could be deployed at captive power plants used by energy-intensive companies such as cement manufacturers.