the first chairman of the atomic energy commission in india was department of atomic energy.
the first chairman of the atomic energy commission in india was?
department of atomic energy
ratan kumar sinha graduated in mechanical engineering from patna university in 1972, securing the first position in the university. he joined the reactor engineering division of barc in the year 1973 after completing one-year training course at barc training school. after serving in various capacities in barc, he headed the organisation as the director during may 2010 to april 2012. he served as secretary, department of atomic energy and chairman, atomic energy commission of india from may 2012 till his superannuation in october 2015. subsequently, he has been conferred the position of dae homi bhabha chair professor. he has also been appointed as the chairman of the newly constituted thorium implementation platform to envision, plan and facilitate implementation of thorium related programmes of india. he has represented india in several important technical and policy-making forums of the international atomic energy agency (iaea). these include the steering committee of iaea’s international project on innovative nuclear reactors and fuel cycles (inpro), of which he was the chairman for four years from the year 2005 to 2008. dr. sinha is nationally and internationally recognized expert in the field of nuclear reactor technology.
ratan kumar sinha
with effect from 1 june 1948, the advisory board for research in atomic energy, together with its parent organisation the csir, was folded into the new department of scientific research and placed directly under the prime minister. on 3 august 1948, the atomic energy commission of india (aec) was established and made separate from the department of scientific research, with bhabha as its first chairman. in january 1949, the aec met to formulate a uniform under- and post-graduate university syllabus for theoretical and fundamental physics and chemistry, to guarantee sufficient numbers of nuclear scientists and to ensure they would receive consistent levels of training and education. in the same year, the tata institute of fundamental research was designated by the csir as the hub for all major nuclear science research projects. in 1950, the government announced it would purchase all available stocks of uranium and beryllium minerals and ores, and declared large rewards for any significant discoveries of the same. on 3 january 1954, the atomic energy establishment, trombay (aeet) was established by the atomic energy commission to consolidate all nuclear reactor research and technology-related developments; on 3 august, the atomic energy commission and all its subordinate agencies, including the tata institute of fundamental research and the nuclear research institute at calcutta university, were transferred to the new department of atomic energy and placed under the direct charge of the prime minister's office. in may 1956, construction began at trombay on a uranium metal plant and a fuel element fabrication facility for the research reactors; the uranium plant came into operation in january 1959, followed by the fuel element facility in february 1960. the aeet (renamed the bhabha atomic research centre in 1967, after bhabha's death) was formally inaugurated by nehru in january 1957. with the expanding scope of indian nuclear research, the 1948 atomic energy act was amended in 1961, and was passed as the new atomic energy act, coming into force in september 1962.
nuclear power in india