China Neighbor Advances Reactor Innovation with Nuclear Heat Hydrogen Plant
The pilot plant uses the Copper-Chlorine thermochemical cycle to validate a low-carbon route to hydrogen and support future commercial scale-up, officials said.
- On Friday, the Department of Atomic Energy inaugurated the world's first Hydrogen Production Facility utilizing nuclear process heat from the Fast Breeder Test Reactor at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research in Kalpakkam.
- Developed by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre , the plant employs the Copper-Chlorine thermochemical cycle, a 'thermochemical water-splitting' method that harnesses nuclear heat to produce hydrogen while eliminating greenhouse gas emissions.
- DAE Secretary and Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Ajit Kumar Mohanty inaugurated the plant alongside IGCAR Director Sreekumar G. Pillai, whose team leveraged over four decades of operational expertise from the FBTR programme.
- The facility serves as a technology demonstrator to optimize the process and support future research aimed at scaling nuclear-assisted hydrogen production for commercial deployment, realizing the vision of AtmaNirbhar Bharat.
- Integrating nuclear energy with hydrogen production reinforces India's resolve to build a sustainable, low-carbon energy future for Viksit Bharat, positioning the nation among global leaders in advanced nuclear technologies.
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Hydrogen is widely seen as the fuel of the future, especially for sectors that are difficult to decarbonize. By producing hydrogen using nuclear heat, India can create large volumes of clean fuel without emitting carbon dioxide.
China neighbor advances reactor innovation with nuclear heat hydrogen plant
India has inaugurated the world’s first hydrogen production facility powered by nuclear process heat. Located at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research in Kalpakkam (IGCAR), the facility uses heat generated by the Fast Breeder Test Reactor to produce hydrogen through the Copper–Chlorine thermochemical cycle. The plant serves as a technology demonstrator designed to validate hydrogen production using nuclear energy. The Cu–Cl process was de…
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LatestlyDepartment of Atomic Energy inaugurates world's first hydrogen production facility based on copper-chlorine cycle using nuclear heat from FBTR
In a landmark achievement for India's clean energy and advanced nuclear technology programme, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) today inaugurated the world's first Hydrogen Production Facility based on the Copper-Chlorine (Cu-Cl) Thermochemical Cycle utilizing nuclear process heat generated from the Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam.
India launches world's first nuclear heat-based hydrogen production facility
India has commissioned the world's first hydrogen production facility using nuclear process heat at Kalpakkam. The demonstrator could pave the way for large-scale carbon-free hydrogen from advanced reactors.
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