<ul><li>The commissioning of India's Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) is expected to take place by 2026.</li><li>The PFBR will be the second stage of India's three-stage nuclear programme, aiming to recycle spent fuel and reduce radioactive waste inventory.</li><li>This reactor will use plutonium-based mixed oxide as fuel and liquid sodium as coolant, while also using spent fuel from Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors.</li><li>India plans to increase its nuclear power capacity to 22.48 GW by 2031-32, with the PFBR playing a crucial role in the country's nuclear program.</li></ul>

India’s first fast-breeder nuclear reactor set for commissioning by 2026

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