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Nuclear Research in India The Father of the Indian nuclear programme is Dr. Homi J Bhaba. The atomic energy commission of India was formed in 1948. The first chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India was Dr. Homi J Bhaba. In 1956 the first nuclear research reactor in India "Apsara" was made by Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) situated at Trombay (Mumbai). India's first heavy water plant was set up in 1962 in Nangal, Punjab. Fast breeder reactor is located at Kalpakkam Tamil Nadu. The reaction that occurs in a nuclear reactor is called controlled nuclear fission (or chain reaction). The energy in the sun is produced by the nuclear fusion reaction of hydrogen into helium. Nuclear fusion reaction is also seen in hydrogen bombs. Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant is located in Tamil Nadu. It is the highest-capacity nuclear plant in India, with a total capacity of 2,000MW. Kalpakkam Atomic power station is also located in Tamil Nadu, it is also called Madras Atomic pow...