Submarine Propulsion

INS Arihant India''s first nuclear submarine is secretive project since inception. Author Anil Anand was the Director Reactor Projects Group leading the Programme for Nuclear Propulsion for the Indian Nuclear Submarine Programme. The book focuses on Indian Navy and the nuclear Submarines The Beginning-Theoretical Studies ATV Organization Setup Independent Design Safety Review Committee Land Based Prototype Transportation of Hull Sections to the site 1994 Light at the end of the Tunnel Enriched Uranium Challenges in conversion of U Hexafluoride to U Metal Powder Fuel Fabrication for Nuclear Propulsion Challenges Faced The Challenge Assembling the Reactor Compartment Subcritical experiments in the Spent Fuel Storage Pool INS Arihant. The book also gives comprehensive insights into the nuclear submarine programmes of US USSR / Russia UK France China Brazil and Argentina. Forewords by Sekhar Basu Chairman Atomic Energy Commission & Secretary Department of Atomic Energy ; K N Vyas Director Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.