Bhabha Atomic Research Centre

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The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is India's premier nuclear research facility, headquartered in Trombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was founded by Homi J. Bhabha as the Atomic Energy Establishment, Trombay (AEET) in January 1954 as a multidisciplinary research program essential for India's nuclear program. It operates under the Department of Atomic Energy, which is directly overseen by the Prime Minister of India. BARC is a multi-disciplinary research centre with extensive infrastructure for advanced research and development covering the entire spectrum of Nuclear physics, chemical engineering, Materials science and metallurgy, Instrumentation, Biology and Medicine, Supercomputer, Particle physics and Plasma (physics) and associated research for Indian nuclear programme and related areas. BARC's core mandate is to sustain peaceful applications of nuclear energy. It manages all facets of nuclear power generation, from the theoretical design of reactors to, computer modeling and simulation...

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