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UPSC 2006: In which one of the following areas did the Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research make significant progress in the year 2005?
(a)Re-processing the uranium-plutonium mixed carbide fuel of the Fast Breeder Test Reactor
(b)New applications of radio-isotopes in metallurgy
(c)A new technology for production of heavy water
(d)A new technology for high-level nuclear waste management
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) Re-processing the uranium-plutonium mixed carbide fuel of the Fast Breeder Test Reactor
In June 2005 the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) achieved a world-first by successfully re-processing the uranium-plutonium mixed-carbide fuel from its Fast Breeder Test Reactor, recovering pure plutonium and uranium. The other listed developments (radio-isotope metallurgy, heavy-water production, high-level waste management) were not the headline breakthrough reported that year. ([domain-b.com](https://www.domain-b.com/organisation/igcar/20050614_reprocesses.html?utm_source=openai))
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