[wyowolf]

I believe India has a couple if not more...

[Wurlitzer]

“I believe India has a couple if not more...”

Thanks, I’ll do some searching.

[Wurlitzer]

Yes, thanks for the tip. Although a little different in design India is looking to use Thorium based reactors.

http://www.indiadaily.com/editorial/17398.asp

[epithermal]

Thanks for the lead. It does appear India is doing something with thorium according to this Wikipedia article:

“India’s Kakrapar-1 reactor is the world’s first reactor which uses thorium rather than depleted uranium to achieve power flattening across the reactor core.[25] India, which has about 25% of the world’s thorium reserves, is developing a 300 MW prototype of a thorium-based Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR). The prototype is expected to be fully operational by 2011, following which five more reactors will be constructed.[26] Considered to be a global leader in thorium-based fuel, India’s new thorium reactor is a fast-breeder reactor and uses a plutonium core rather than an accelerator to produce neutrons. As accelerator-based systems can operate at sub-criticality they could be developed too, but that would require more research.[27] India currently envisages meeting 30% of its electricity demand through thorium-based reactors by 2050.[28]”

Apparently their reactors still need plutonium.