– Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) It was set-up in 1954, as the Atomic Energy establishment at Trombay, near Mumbai and in 1967, was renamed as BARC in the memory of its founder Dr Homi Bhabha.
– Centre for Advance Technology (CAT) It was established in 1984, at Indore to coordinate research in high technology fields like lasers, fusion and accelerators.
– Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) It was set-up in 1971, at Kalpakkam in Madras for research and development of fast breeder technology.
– Atomic Mineral Directorate (AMD) It is located in Hyderabad and carries out surveys, exploration and evaluation of the resources required for the atomic energy programmes of the country.
– Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC) It was set-up in 1977, at Kolkata as a national centre for advanced work in nuclear chemistry, nuclear physics, production of isotopes for various applications and radiation damage studies on reactor materials.
There are now 21 operating nuclear power reactors (two boiling water reactors and nineteen PHWRs(Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors) with a total installed capacity of 5780 MW.
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