Owing to the abundant availability of Thorium within the country, India has steadfastly pursued with its R&D programme to make use of its Thorium supply to generate electricity. As a result, two types of Reactors using Thorium -- the Fast-Breeder Reactor & the Thorium Cycle based Nuclear Reactors are being developed in India & India is considered one the leading countries in the field of Nuclear energy involving Thorium.
The NDTV report covered the experimental Thorium Fuel Cycle Nuclear currently in operation at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre [BARC] in Mumbai. The deployment of Nuclear Reactors running the Thorium Fuel Cycle is part of the third stage of India's 3-Stage Nuclear programme.
Nuclear power in India
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_India
Thorium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium
Thorium fuel cycle
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium_fuel_cycle
Shaping the Third Stage of Indian Nuclear Power Programme [PDF]
http://www.dae.gov.in/publ/3rdstage.pdf
Why three-stage nuclear power programme
http://www.domain-b.com/economy/infrastructure/power/20020902_nuclear_power.html
Video courtesy: New Delhi Television [NDTV]
http://www.ndtv.com/
