[1] Located in the Mumbai suburb of Trombay at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), it is India's primary generator of weapons-grade plutonium-bearing spent fuel for its nuclear weapons program.
Originally named the R-5, this open pool reactor first went critical on 8 August 1985 after 10 years of construction.
Aluminum clad fuel rods containing natural uranium are used to obtain a maximum thermal power output of 100 megawatts.
[3] The reactor can produce 20–25 kilograms (44–55 lb) of weapons-grade plutonium per year.
[5] [6] Dhruva, in Indian mythology, is a prince blessed to eternal existence and glory as the Pole Star by Vishnu.