The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) (

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: ''Paramāṇu Ūrjā Vibhāga'') is a department with headquarters in Mumbai, Maharashtra,

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. DAE was established in 1954 by a Presidential Order. DAE has been engaged in the development of

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, applications of radiation technologies in the fields of

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, industry and basic research. DAE comprises five research centres, three industrial organisations, five public sector undertakings and three service organisations. It has under its aegis two boards for promoting and funding extramural research in nuclear and allied fields, mathematics and a national institute (deemed university). It also supports eight institutes of international repute engaged in research in

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and

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. It also has in its fold an educational society that provides educational facilities for children of DAE employees. The important programmes of the DAE are directed towards: * Enhancing the share of nuclear power in the Power Sector by deployment of indigenous and other proven technologies, and to develop fast breeder reactors, as well as thorium-based reactors with associated fuel cycle facilities; * Building and operating of research reactors for the production of radioisotopes, building other sources of radiation such as accelerators and lasers, and developing and deploying radiation technology applications in the fields of medicine, agriculture, industry and basic research. * Developing advanced technologies such as accelerators, lasers, supercomputers, robotics, areas related to fusion research, strategic materials and instrumentation, and encouraging the transfer of technology to industry. * Carrying out and supporting basic research in nuclear energy and related frontier areas of science; interaction with universities and academic institutions; support to research and development projects having a bearing on DAE’s programmes, and international cooperation in related advanced areas of research and contribution to national security.

Organisation

Apex Board

* Atomic Energy Commission (AEC),

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Regulatory Board and Organisation

* Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB),

is given some regulation powers by AEC.

Research & Development Sector

* Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC),

, following Research institutions affiliated to BARC *

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(AMD),

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern Indi ...

* Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR),

Kalpakkam Kalpakkam is a township in Tamil Nadu, India, situated on the Coromandel Coast 70 kilometres south of Chennai. A conglomerate of two villages (Puduppattinam and Sadurangappatinam) and a DAE township, it is about from Thiruvanmiyur and ...

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(RRCAT),

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* Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC),

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* Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership

Public Sector

Electronics Corporation of India Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL) ( ईलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स कॉर्पोरेशन ऑफ ईन्डिया लिमिटेड ( ) ) is a Public Sector Enterprise under the Department of Atomic ...

(ECIL), Hyderabad * Indian Rare Earths Limited (IREL),

* Uranium Corporation of India, Singhbhum * Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL),

* Bharatiya Nabhkiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI),

Industrial Organisations

* Heavy Water Board (HWB), Mumbai * Nuclear Fuel Complex (NFC), Hyderabad * Board of Radiation & Isotope Technology (BRIT), Mumbai

Service Organisations

*Directorate of Construction, Services and Estate Management (DAE) (DCSEM), Mumbai *Directorate of Purchase and Stores (DAE) (DPS), Mumbai *General Services Organisation (DAE) (GSO), Kalpakkam

Universities

Homi Bhabha National Institute The Homi Bhabha National Institute (HBNI) is an Indian deemed university established by the Department of Atomic Energy, which unifies academic programmes of several of its constituent institutions. Deemed universities in India have been divid ...

* Tata Institute of Fundamental Research,

Aided Sector

* National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar *

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( NBHM),

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Atomic Energy Education Society Atomic Energy Education Society (AEES) was set up to provide quality education for the children of the employees of the Department of Atomic Energy of India, and its constituent units in Mumbai, Maharashtra. It was established in 1969 with one ...

( AEES),

* Tata Memorial Centre,

* Centre for Excellence in Basic Sciences *

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(SINP),

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* Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HRI),

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* Institute of Mathematical Sciences (IMSc),

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* Institute for Plasma Research, Gandhinagar

References

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