The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) being constructed by Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam (BHAVINI) is expected to get commissioned by October 2022.
On completion, PFBR will add 500 MW electrical power to the national grid.
At present, there are technical issues which have resulted in delay in commissioning of PFBR. The issues are being attended in close coordination with designers and experts within the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
In the last three years, while commissioning activities of the various systems, structures and equipment of PFBR are progressing, a large number of technical challenges as well as design inadequacies (owing to the first-of-a-kind status of PFBR) are being encountered at each stage, thereby resulting in delay in commissioning.