Anil Kakodkar was born on 11 November 1943 and is an Indian nuclear physicist and mechanical engineer.
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12 Facts About Anil Kakodkar
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Anil Kakodkar was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour, on 26 January 2009.
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Anil Kakodkar had his early education at Barwani and at Khargone, until moving to Mumbai for post-matriculation studies.
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Anil Kakodkar graduated from Ruparel College, then from VJTI, University of Mumbai with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1963.
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Anil Kakodkar obtained a master's degree in experimental stress analysis from the University of Nottingham in 1969.
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Anil Kakodkar joined the Reactor Engineering Division of the BARC and played a key role in design and construction of the Dhruva reactor, a completely original but high-tech project.
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Anil Kakodkar was a part of the core team of architects of India's Peaceful Nuclear Tests in 1974 and 1998.
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Anil Kakodkar worked in the rehabilitation of the two reactors at Kalpakkam and the first unit at Rawatbhata, which at one stage were on the verge of being written off.
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Anil Kakodkar believes that India should be self-reliant in energy, especially by use of the cheap national thorium resources.
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Anil Kakodkar continues to engage in designing the Advanced Heavy Water Reactor, that uses thorium-uranium 233 as the primary energy source with plutonium as the driver fuel.
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Anil Kakodkar is a member of many boards, commissions, and other organizations.
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