Reactor Goes Critical, 1st Indian N-Sub Ready For Sea

[IND151]

Great news overnight: Its 83MW pressurized water reactor finally going critical, India's first indigenous nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Arihant is finally ready to leave harbour and enter a phase of sea trials in the Bay of Bengal.

With ballistic missiles and air delivery in place, the Arihant and its sister boats (India plans to build three, with the second hull already ready) will form the final leg of India's nuclear deterrent triad.

Congratulations too all scientists on the Arihant programme, Indian Navy DRDO, Dept of Atomic Energy and Shipbuilding Centre, Visakhapatnam. Shano Varuna!

The Indian Prime Minister made the following statement a few minutes ago: I am delighted to learn that the nuclear propulsion reactor on board INS Arihant, India’s first indigenous nuclear powered submarine, has now achieved criticality. I extend my congratulations to all those associated with this important milestone, particularly the Department of Atomic Energy, the Indian Navy and the Defence Research and Development Organization. Today’s development represents a giant stride in the progress of our indigenous technological capabilities. It is testimony to the ability of our scientists, technologists and defence personnel to work together for mastering complex technologies in the service of our nation’s security. I look forward to the early commissioning of the INS Arihant.

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[IND151]

o@Star Wars @gslvmk3 @IndoCarib t @WAR-rior @Yeti @KRAIT @Bhai Zakir @SMStealth @indianrabbit @KS @Matrixx @danger007 @The HBS Guy @danger007 @surya kiran @supply&Demand @DesiGuy@Dillingar @kurup @Koovie @samant_k @Skull and Bones @hinduguy @SpArK @arp2041 @Gessler @hinduguy @Cherokee @Nair saab @RISING SUN @Omya @Guynextdoor2 @Chinese-Dragon @Aka123
@Capt.Popeye

 

[IND151]

awesome news

salute to the team and all workers who made the ATV dream come true

 

[danger007]

awesome news

salute to the team and all workers who made the ATV dream come true

Very great effort by the Team, still we are late... I hope every thing goes fine... and speed up building remaining 3 subs...

 

[IND151]

INS Arihant n-reactor activated; PM calls it giant stride | idrw.org

 

[IND151]

Sources said the nuclear reactor on Arihant was made critical Friday night and the submarine was on its own power now.

http://idrw.org/?p=25552

 

[Guynextdoor2]

fOUND THE FIRST SUPER SEXY PIC OF ARHANT PBLISHED TILL DATE BOYS:

don't know if you guys have already put this up:

http://www.defence.pk/forums/member.php?u=145070&tab=likes_received

 

[IND151]

^^ Its Ohio

 

[Hulk]

o@Star Wars @gslvmk3 @IndoCarib t @WAR-rior @Yeti @KRAIT @Bhai Zakir @SMStealth @indianrabbit @KS @Matrixx @danger007 @The HBS Guy @danger007 @surya kiran @supply&Demand @DesiGuy@Dillingar @kurup @Koovie @samant_k @Skull and Bones @hinduguy @SpArK @arp2041 @Gessler @hinduguy @Cherokee @Nair saab @RISING SUN @Omya @Guynextdoor2 @Chinese-Dragon @Aka123
@Capt.Popeye

One more reason to think Atal Bihari Vajpayee was so far thinking, after 5 years we will have more than one of these.

 

[RISING SUN]

It will be awesome if we release the video of SLBM firing from the boat it self after testing is done.

 

[IND151]

^^ agreed

hope the SLBM firing test from Arihant takes place soon

however I am sure that they will not release the real images of Arihant for some months

 

[IND151]

# The miniature nuclear reactor on INS Arihant went critical at around 2.30 a.m. as the submarine went out to sea trials

# Once INS Arihant is inducted, India will join the US, Britain, France,Russia and China by having such technology and prowess

# The 83 MW pressurized light-water reactor was made critical after several “checking and re-checking” of thousands of systems

# The 6,000-tonne submarine is built at the ship-building centre at Visakhapatnam

#During sea trials, various systems on board Arihant will undergo vigorous checks, including firing of its 750-km range K-15 ballistic missiles.

# Sea trials will take at least another 20 months before INS Arihant can become fully operational.

# The 82.5 MW nuclear reactor has been designed at Kalpakkam by PRP Centre – PRP originally stood for Plutonium Reprocessing Project – under the BARC.

# In case of nuclear attack, the submarine will provide second-strike capability.

# INS Arihant is jointly being developed by the Navy, BARC and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) at the Visakhapatnam naval dockyard.

#Being nuclear-powered, the submarine will not have to surface for two months to breath, like conventional vessels have to.

# The project, earlier known as the advanced technology vessel (ATV), has been under development since 1998.

#The submarine reactor was developed from a land-based prototype located in Kalpakkam, around 70km from here.

 

[Green Angel]

SONAR Can detect............ N-Sub.
You should try another..... technology.

 

[Brahmos_2]

SONAR Can detect............ N-Sub.
You should try another..... technology.

Since its Pakistan Navy, we dont have any such concerns....

 

[AADHAAR]

SONAR Can detect............ N-Sub.
You should try another..... technology.

INS Arihant is a "4th Gen" N-sub .. so quite understandably Sonars can detect it.

India's "5th Gen" N-subs are a secret .. and none of the sonars have so far managed to detect it.

Keep searching....