Breed unlimited fuel.

"Google has secured a crucial power distribution license from the Andhra Pradesh cabinet for its planned 1 GW data center hub in Visakhapatnam." Electricity can constume 40-60% of operating expenses, so, "As India's data center capacity grows, expected to reach 10 GW by 2030, there are significant concerns about energy and water use." Data centers already use 2-3% of India's power output. Whalesbook. "The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has urged state governments to ensure robust power supply for India's rapidly growing data centers." As of 31 January 2026, the installed generation capacity in India stands at 520.5 GW. Data centers alone are expected to guzzle more than 13.6 GW power by 2032 and 16.4 GW by 2040." The Print. Electricity generation could jump as, on 6 April 2026, a 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) at Kalpakkam went critical. This type of reactor converts depleted uranium into fissile plutonium which is used to convert thorium into fissile uranium, thus 'breeding' more fuel than it consumes. The Wire. "According to the Department of Atomic Energy (DoAE), India has identified over 11.93 million tonnes of in situ monazite resources, containing more than 1 million tonnes of thorium. With this self-sustaining technology India can meet its energy needs well into the future without producing greenhouse gases. NBP. "Traditional reactors slow down neutrons using a moderator such as water." PFBR used liquid sodium as a coolant. "Unlike water, sodium does not slow down neutrons and has excellent heat transfer properties." TOI. The problem is that, "When you wet a piece of sodium metal, it gets hot and fizzes. Sometimes, the reaction can be extreme enough to produce flames and explosions." Chem Talk. "Breeder reactors have been developed and operated in Russia, India, Japan, the United States, France and China, but only Russia is currently operating a commercial fast breeder reactor." wikipedia. India will be the second country to commercially operate such a reactor. Accidents at nuclear reactors are not common and there have been only two at sodium-cooled breeder reactors, presumably because most countries have not adopted these. ieer.org. The latest severe nuclear accident was at Fukushima in Japan in 2011, when tsunami waves swamped the reactor and caused partial meltdown of the core. About 470,000 residents around the plant were evacuated. Radioactive water leaked out into the landscape, severe enough for "Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority to classify it as a level-3 nuclear incident". Britannica. "India's long-term nuclear vision is ambitious by design. With policy backing, dedicated funding, and indigenous research at its core, the country is building a nuclear future that is both self-reliant and globally significant." pib.gov.in. Kalpakkam is a coastal town in Tamil Nadu with about 20,000 inhabitants, 39 of whom died in a tsunami on 26 December 2004. wikipedia. India needs abundant energy with zero pollution. PFBR will do both without having to buy uranium ore from other countries. It is ideal for us. Only if water doesn't get into the sodium. We don't want it to hiss and fizz.