Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
nuclear research facility based in Trombay, Mumbai, India
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Bhabha Atomic Research Centre was founded on January 1, 1954. Homi Jehangir Bhabha was its founder.
Key Facts
- Field of work: nuclear technology[3], nuclear power[4], Nuclear weapons[5], Medical isotope[6], nuclear medicine[7], uranium enrichment[8], metallurgy[9], control system[10]
- Notable work: Arihant-class submarine[11], IPHWR-700[12], IPHWR-220[13], IPHWR[14], India and weapons of mass destruction[15], Advanced Heavy Water Reactor[16]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Mumbai[17], Maharashtra[18]
- Country: India[19]
- Instance of: government agency[20]
- Founder: Homi Jehangir Bhabha[21]
- Headquarters location: Trombay[22]
- Child organization or unit: High Altitude Research Laboratory[23]
- Commons category: Bhabha Atomic Research Centre[24]
- Has part(s): Dhruva reactor[25], CIRUS reactor[26]
- Inception: January 1, 1954[27]
- Parent organization or unit: Department of Atomic Energy[28]
- Significant event: Pokhran-II[29], Smiling Buddha[30]
- Official website: http://www.barc.gov.in/[31], http://www.barc.gov.in/hindi/index.html[32]
- Official name: Bahbha Atomic Research Centre[33], भाभा परमाणु अनुसंधान केंद्र[34]
- Short name: BARC[35]
- Social media followers: 2022[36]
- P14541: 1ldIKQ[37]
Why It Matters
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]