Text of the Reference made in the House today by Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, Hon'ble Chairman, Rajya Sabha, on a significant milestone in India’s journey of scientific progress and technological self-reliance

• On 6 April 2026, India's indigenously built 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu attained first criticality, marking India's formal entry into Stage II of its Three-Stage Nuclear Power Programme.
• The Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, made a formal Reference in the House on 16 April 2026 acknowledging this milestone in scientific progress and technological self-reliance.
• Once at full power, India will become only the second country after Russia to operate a commercial-scale fast breeder reactor.