DAE Launches World's First Nuclear Heat-Based Hydrogen Production Facility at IGCAR
The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has established the world's first hydrogen production facility using nuclear process heat at the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) in Kalpakkam. Inaugurated by DAE Secretary Ajit Kumar Mohanty, the facility demonstrates hydrogen production via the indigenously developed Copper-Chlorine (Cu-Cl) thermochemical process. This technology integrates nuclear heat from fast reactors to enable carbon-free hydrogen generation, offering a promising route for sustainable energy with lower operating temperatures and higher efficiency.