02-28-2010, 05:14 AM
[quote name='ankit-s' date='27 February 2010 - 02:34 PM' timestamp='1267309592' post='104612']
Natural thorium contains only trace amounts of fissile material (such as 231Th) that are insufficient to initiate a nuclear chain reaction. Arihant uses HEU.
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India has a 3 stage fuel cycle program which although is Thorium driven can produce HEU by reprocessing and enrichment, this can be used in sub reactors I believe
even if they use diesel electric propulsion if they can launch SLBM's while patrolling in Indian ocean that's decent enough, and this way sub numbers can be increased
Natural thorium contains only trace amounts of fissile material (such as 231Th) that are insufficient to initiate a nuclear chain reaction. Arihant uses HEU.
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India has a 3 stage fuel cycle program which although is Thorium driven can produce HEU by reprocessing and enrichment, this can be used in sub reactors I believe
even if they use diesel electric propulsion if they can launch SLBM's while patrolling in Indian ocean that's decent enough, and this way sub numbers can be increased