Shri Vivek Bhasin Director, BARC

Shri Vivek Bhasin, Distinguished Scientist and formerly Director, Nuclear Fuels Group (NFG) of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is presently the Director of BARC . Shri Bhasin joined in Reactor Engineering Division, in 1988 after successfully graduating from the 31st Batch of BARC Training School. He is widely recognized for his expertise in the development of nuclear fuels, nuclear reactor component designing and structural integrity assessment of power reactors.

In a career spanning more than three decades, he contributed significantly towards several programs and activities to ensure the longevity of power reactor fleet, including rehabilitation and structural integrity assessment of RAPS-1, TAPS-1&2, MAPS and TAPS-3&4 alongside reactors operating in Kaiga, Kakrapar and Narora.

Shri Bhasin played a leading role in setting up of facilities for fabrication of fuel for APSARA-U Reactor and a novel plant for production of Fission-Moly (a radioactive isotope with extensive applications in healthcare) in Trombay. He was also instrumental in improving the rate of production of Plutonium-Uranium carbide fuel for Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) in Kalpakkam.

Shri Bhasin is a recipient of several honours, including Indian Nuclear Society Medal (2002), DAE Science & Technology Award (2006), and Homi Bhabha Science and Technology Award (2014). He is a Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering and has more than 300 publications to his credit in the field of nuclear science and engineering.