Ratan Kumar Sinha
| Ratan Kumar Sinha | |
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| Former Secretary Department of Atomic Energy | |
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In office April 30, 2012 – October 23, 2015 |
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| Former Director Bhabha Atomic Research Centre | |
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In office May 19, 2010 – June 19, 2012 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born |
October 23, 1951 Bihar, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Spouse(s) | Mrs. Bandana Sinha (m. 1977) |
| Children |
Anurag (b. 1978) Bhairavi (b. 1980) |
| Residence | Mumbai, India |
| Alma mater | BARC Training School |
| Profession | Mechanical Engineering, Reactor Design and Development, Nuclear Energy |
| Known for | Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems including Thorium-based Reactors and Compact High Temperature Reactors |
| Portfolio | Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission of India, Former Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre |
| Awards | Homi Bhabha Science and Technology Award (1992), VASVIK Industrial Research Award Award (2000), Indian Nuclear Society (INS) Award (2001), Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Special Contributions Award (2006), Indian National Academy of Engineering (INAE) Prof. S. N. Mitra Memorial Award (2006), Distinguished Academecian Award, Indian Institute of Technology Patna (2013) |
Anurag (b. 1978)
Ratan Kumar Sinha widely known by R. K. Sinha is an Indian nuclear scientist and mechanical engineer. He had served as the Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), Government of India from April 2012 to October 2015. Prior to that, Ratan Kumar Sinha had served as Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai from May 2010 to June 2012. During his four decades of illustrious career, Ratan Kumar Sinha held several important positions related to design & development of nuclear reactors for the Indian nuclear programme. He has been actively involved in the development of Advanced Heavy Water Reactor (AHWR) and Compact High Temperature Reactor (CHTR), two of the highly acknowledged technological innovations which are suitable for large scale deployment of nuclear power, particularly in Indian scenario.
As Chairman, AEC and Secretary, DAE, Ratan Kumar Sinha had put special thrust on several key deliverables for sustainable development and deployment of nuclear energy. Major thrust areas, in continuation to his research at BARC, include advanced nuclear energy systems for thorium utilisation and accelerator technology. He had given high priority to application of radiation technology in the areas of healthcare management, agriculture, food preservation and water purification. He had also strengthened outreach activities of DAE for spreading awareness about the peaceful uses of atomic energy among the general public. He had been instrumental in kick starting several public outreach campaigns to present the human face of India's nuclear capabilities. Under his leadership, DAE displayed its first ever tableau in the 66th Republic Day Parade 2015 and had launched its social media page on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/dae.connect) as a part of public outreach initiatives.
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