Forgot to post this while making the DMRL single crystal patent post.
From
Nuclear India Sept-oct 2008 (Page 13)
Great strides have been made in
development of advanced gas
centrifuges for uranium enrichment
program. The latest fourth generation
design, with output 10 times the early
design, has been successfully
developed and an experimental
cascade is in operation at BARC.
These would soon be ready for
induction at RMP. Third generation
design, with 5 times output of early
designs, are presently being inducted
atRMP.
An important milestone in
development of carbon fibre
composit tubes for high speed rotor
system, has achieved a surface speed
of 600 m/sec. These rotors have the
potential to provide greatly enhanced
centrifuge output. These rotor
systems are presently undergoing
various trials.
Closed Cycle Thermal Systems
(CCTS) technology for under water
propulsion, involving key
components viz., compact boiler
reactor, submerged gas injection &
trigger system with power density of
about 20 kW/lit of reactor volume,
has been successfully demonstrated
for specified power level. The
development was done under an
MoU between BARC, Mumbai &
Naval Science & Technology
Laboratory, DRDO, Visakhapatnam.
The technology is ready for further
development required for integration
with other sub-systems, packaging
and deployment.
Can some guru decode the last para for the non science folks.