department of atomic energy is under the ministry of department of trade and industry.
department of atomic energy is under the ministry of department of trade and industry.
department of atomic energy is under which ministry?
department of trade and industry
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with effect from 1 june 1948, the advisory board for research in atomic energy, together with its parent organisation the csir, was folded into the new department of scientific research and placed directly under the prime minister. on 3 august 1948, the atomic energy commission of india (aec) was established and made separate from the department of scientific research, with bhabha as its first chairman. in january 1949, the aec met to formulate a uniform under- and post-graduate university syllabus for theoretical and fundamental physics and chemistry, to guarantee sufficient numbers of nuclear scientists and to ensure they would receive consistent levels of training and education. in the same year, the tata institute of fundamental research was designated by the csir as the hub for all major nuclear science research projects. in 1950, the government announced it would purchase all available stocks of uranium and beryllium minerals and ores, and declared large rewards for any significant discoveries of the same. on 3 january 1954, the atomic energy establishment, trombay (aeet) was established by the atomic energy commission to consolidate all nuclear reactor research and technology-related developments; on 3 august, the atomic energy commission and all its subordinate agencies, including the tata institute of fundamental research and the nuclear research institute at calcutta university, were transferred to the new department of atomic energy and placed under the direct charge of the prime minister's office. in may 1956, construction began at trombay on a uranium metal plant and a fuel element fabrication facility for the research reactors; the uranium plant came into operation in january 1959, followed by the fuel element facility in february 1960. the aeet (renamed the bhabha atomic research centre in 1967, after bhabha's death) was formally inaugurated by nehru in january 1957. with the expanding scope of indian nuclear research, the 1948 atomic energy act was amended in 1961, and was passed as the new atomic energy act, coming into force in september 1962.
nuclear power in india