high watt density immersion heaters for liquid sodium heating Testing of FFLM and core flow monitoring mechanisms Design and development of Integrated Cold Trap and Integrated Plugging Indicator for future FBR’s Development and fabrication of sodium sensors for level, flow and leak detection Development of Under Sodium Ultra Sonic scanner for under sodium viewing in FBR’s Process development of boron and separation technologies Setting up of Ambient Temperature Electro Refiner (ATER) facility Flow induced vibration testing of 7 Subassembly cluster Metallurgy and Materials Group: This group works consists of the Materials Science Group: This group consists of Material Physics Division Surface and Nano-Science Division Condensed Matter Physics Division SQUID MEG Project Nuclear & Safety Engineering Group: The objectives of the N&SEG are To study the Radiological and Engineering Safety in Fast Breeder Reactor Systems and related Fuel Cycle Facilities Radiological Monitoring and Health Physics Programme in different Radioactive Facilities at IGCAR To carry out Industrial Safety Surveillance in all the facilities of the Centre To study the Environmental Aspects Reactor Engineering Group Reactor Operation & Maintenance Group: The Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR), the flagship of this centre and Kalpakkam Mini Reactor (KAMINI) come under this group. Reactor Operation and Maintenance Group consists of Reactor Operation Division (ROD), Reactor Maintenance Division (RMD), Technical Services Division (TSD) and Training & Human Resources Development Division (THRDD). Quality Assurance and Industrial Safety Section (QA&IS) and Liaison Cell are also coming under this group. Operation and maintenance of both FBTR & KAMINI reactors, planning and conducting irradiation programmes, reactor physics tests and engineering tests, manpower planning & training for FBTR and PFBR (BHAVINI), maintenance of chemical parameters of the coolants, periodic safety revaluation are carried out by ROMG. Reprocessing Group: It is pursuing research and development of equipment and processes. It is also running a pilot plant for FBTR Fuel processing, constructing demo plant for FBTR and PFBR fuel reprocessing and designing the PFBR reprocessing plant. Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle Facility Strategic & Human Resources Planning Section Staff The Centre has a staff strength of 2514 including 1243 Engineers and Scientists. Budget The annual outlay of the Centre is around 8450 Million INR towards its Research & Development activities and plan. Collaborations The interaction with IIT-M started in 1995 through two collaborative projects, which were initiated with late Dr. R.S. Alwar, eminent professor in Applied Mechanics. The first project was on simulation of thermal