The FBRs will run on mixed oxide fuel made from uranium-238 and plutonium-239 recovered through reprocessing of the spent fuel. They would not only multiply the potential of India’s nuclear power programme but also ensure waste management, an issue of concern for nuclear power programmes
It can leverage its economic heft, political clout and cultural appeal to showcase the advantages of its philosophy of nuclear deterrence based on minimalism in numbers and restraint in roles and circumstances of use of nuclear weapons
