The scientist who made the country a nuclear power passed Away | Nuclear scientist MR Srinivasan died: Nuclear reactor ‘Apsara’ was made with Homi Bhabha, all three Padma honors were found; Learn Complay Profile

Scientist Mr Srinivasan, who worked on India’s nuclear energy program, died on 20 May in Ooty, Tamil Nadu today. He was 95 years old. His daughter Sharada Srinivasan posted on social media platform Facebook and gave information about this. He said that he suddenly fell ill on Monday and was taken to the hospital. He breathed his last at 4 am on Tuesday morning.

Born in British India, Gas Turbine Technology went to Canada

MR Srinivasan was born on 5 January 1930 in Bengaluru, British India. He studied in Science from Intermediate College, Massur. During this time he chose English and Sanskrit as Language of Medium.

In 1950, he graduated in Mechanical Engineering from Engineering College, M Visvesheraiya. After completing the masters in 1952, he went to McGil University in Montreal, Canada for further studies. Here he did PHD with specialization in gas turbine technology.

Played an important role in making the country nuclear power

In September 1955, Srinivasan joined the Department of Atomic Energy. Here he started working with Homi Jahangir Bhabha, the father of India’s nuclear power. Both of them made the country’s first nuclear reactor ‘Apsara’ in August 1956.

Homi Bhabha died on 24 January 1966, but Srinivasan and the rest of the team knew what to do next to make the country a nuclear power. Srinivasan also worked with Vikram Sarabhai, Dr. Homi Sethna, Dr. Raja Ramna, Dr. PK Iyengar, Dr. R Chidambaram and Dr. Anil Kakodkar.

Srinivasan became the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission. In 1987, he founded NPCIL i.e. Nuclear Power Corporation of India in Mumbai, Maharashtra. NPCIL created 18 nuclear power units in the country in his leadership.

Srinivasan World Association of Nuclear Operators (WANO) Founder Member, Fellow of Indian National Academy of Engineering and Institution of Engineers and Emeritus Fellow of the Indian Nuclear Society.

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