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Anil Kakodkar | |
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| Born | (1943-11-11)11 November 1943 (age 82) |
| Alma mater | Ruparel College VJTI,University of Mumbai University of Nottingham |
| Known for | Operation Shakti Pokhran-II Indian nuclear program |
| Father | Purushottam Kakodkar |
| Awards | Padma Shri (1998) Padma Bhushan (1999) Padma Vibhushan (2009)[1] Gomant Vibhushan Award (2010) Maharashtra Bhushan (2011) G-Files awards (2015) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mechanical Engineering, nuclear physics and nuclear power |
| Institutions | Atomic Energy Commission of India Department of Atomic Energy Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) |
Anil Kakodkar | |
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| Chairman of Atomic Energy Commission of India | |
| In office 2000-2009 | |
| Preceded by | R. Chidambaram |
| Succeeded by | Srikumar Banerjee |
Anil Kakodkar (born 11 November 1943) is an Indiannuclear physicist and mechanical engineer. He was the chairman of theAtomic Energy Commission of India and the Secretary to theGovernment of India, he was the Director of theBhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay (or Turbhe) from 1996 to 2000. He was awarded thePadma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour, on 26 January 2009.
Apart from playing a major role in India's nuclear tests asserting sovereignty, Kakodkar champions India's self-reliance onthorium as a fuel for nuclear energy.[2]
Kakodkar was born on 11 November 1943 inBarwaniprincely state (present dayMadhya Pradesh state) to Kamala Kakodkar andPurushottam Kakodkar, bothGandhian freedom fighters. He had his early education atBarwani and at Khargone, until moving toMumbai for post-matriculation studies.
Kakodkar graduated fromRuparel College, then fromVJTI,University of Mumbai with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1963. He joined the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in 1964. He obtained a master's degree in experimental stress analysis from theUniversity of Nottingham in 1969.
He joined the Reactor Engineering Division of the BARC and played a key role in design and construction of theDhruva reactor, a completely original but high-tech project. He was a part of the core team of architects of India's Peaceful Nuclear Tests in 1974 and 1998. Further he has led the indigenous development in India's Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor Technology. He worked in the rehabilitation of the two reactors at Kalpakkam and the first unit at Rawatbhata, which at one stage were on the verge of being written off.
In 1996 he became Director of the BARC and since 2000 he has been leading the Atomic Energy Commission of India and also is the secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy. He has published over 250 scientific papers.
He believes that India should be self-reliant in energy, especially by use of the cheap national thorium resources.[3] He continues to engage in designing the Advanced Heavy Water Reactor, that uses thorium-uranium 233 as the primary energy source with plutonium as the driver fuel. The unique reactor system, with simplified but safe technology, will generate 75 per cent of electricity from thorium.[4]
Fire and FuryTransforming India's Strategic Identity -- authored by Anil Kakodkar and Suresh Gangotra
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