As part of the Nuclear Energy Mission, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is developing a High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGCR) primarily for ____________.
Hydrogen generation
Under the Nuclear Energy Mission, the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre is developing three indigenous reactor designs, one of which is a small 5 MWth High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor.
This reactor uses a gas coolant and can deliver heat at very high temperatures. That heat is meant to drive thermochemical water-splitting processes, such as the copper-chlorine cycle, to produce hydrogen.
So the main purpose of the HTGCR is clean hydrogen generation for industry, not thorium reprocessing, medical isotopes or grid electricity.
Hence, Hydrogen generation.
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