India · Mumbai · 19.076, 72.877 (approximate location)

Apsara

Apsara, a research reactor (pool) in Mumbai, India, with 1 MW of thermal power, operated by BARC, Reactor Operations Division. Decommissioned, first critical in 1956.

It was one of the 11 research reactors India has had; 5 remain in operation today. It was the first research reactor in India to go critical. 48 pool-type reactors remain in operation today across 28 countries. Its declared uses include neutron scattering, neutron radiography, teaching and training.

Country

India

City

Mumbai

Type

Pool

Thermal power

1 MW

Operator

BARC, Reactor Operations Division

Status

Decommissioned

First criticality

1956

Purpose

Neutron scattering, neutron radiography, teaching, training, activation analysis

See also: every research reactor in India · How research reactors work