Who formulated India's three-stage nuclear power program?

Correct option is A

The correct answer is (a) Homi Jehangir Bhabha.
· Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha, known as the father of the Indian nuclear program, formulated India's three-stage nuclear power program.
· The program aims to utilize the country's limited uranium resources and vast thorium reserves for long-term energy production.
· The three stages are:
1. Pressurized Heavy Water Reactors (PHWRs) using natural uranium as fuel.
2. Fast Breeder Reactors (FBRs) using plutonium produced in the first stage.
3. Thorium-based reactors to convert thorium into uranium-233 for use as fuel.
Information Booster:
· Raja Ramanna: Played a significant role in India's nuclear weapons program and led the first nuclear test at Pokhran in 1974 but did not formulate the three-stage program.
· ShivramBhoje: An important figure in the Indian nuclear program but not known for formulating the three-stage program.
· Vikram Sarabhai: Known as the father of the Indian space program and contributed significantly to the establishment of ISRO but not to the three-stage nuclear program.