Abandon fast breeder nuclear reactor project at Kalpakkam, Vaiko urges Centre

Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (MDMK) wide caput Vaiko connected Wednesday (April 8, 2026) urged the Union authorities to wantonness the 500 MW Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor task astatine Kalpakkam, citing information concerns.

Referring to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s caller societal media station announcing that the Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor astatine Kalpakkam attained criticality connected April 6, Mr. Vaiko said successful a connection that the Department of Atomic Energy began constructing the reactor much than 20 years ago, successful 2004, and that it was primitively scheduled to beryllium commissioned successful 2010.