BHAVINI

**Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd.**

Native name	भारतीय नाभिकीय विद्युत निगम लिमिटेड
Type	Public Limited Company
Industry	Energy
Founded	Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India (22 October 2003)^[1]
Headquarters	Montieth Road, Egmore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India^[2]
Key people	Chairman and managing director – Dr. Kallol Roy
Products	Nuclear power and electricity generation and distribution
Operating income	₹217.0 million (US$3.2 million) (2010–2011)^[3]
Net income	₹146.2 million (US$2.2 million) (2010–2011)
Total assets	₹30.77 billion (US$460 million) (2010–2011)
Total equity	₹30.47 billion (US$450 million) (2010–2011)
Website	www.bhavini.nic.in

Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd., commonly known by the abbreviation BHAVINI, is an Indian nuclear power company established in 2003 in Chennai. One of the public sector undertakings, it is wholly owned by the Union Government and is responsible for the construction, commissioning and operation of all Stage II fast breeder reactors envisaged as part of the country’s three stage nuclear power programme. ^[4]

BHAVINI is administered by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). Once the first fast breeder reactor, called Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) goes into commercial power production, BHAVINI will be the second power utility in India after Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL), to use nuclear fuel sources to generate power.

References

Nuclear power in India

Uranium resources	Jaduguda uranium mine Tummalapalle uranium mine

Operational plants	Kaiga Kakrapar Koodankulam Madras (Kalpakkam) Narora Rajasthan (Kota) Tarapur

Research and testing	Atomic Minerals Directorate for Exploration and Research Nuclear Fuel Complex Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) CIRUS reactor Dhruva reactor Heavy Water Board Raja Ramanna Centre for Advanced Technology Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) Institute for Plasma Research (IPR) Pokhran Pokhran-II Smiling Buddha Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre (VECC)

Organisations	Atomic Energy Commission of India Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (BHAVINI) Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT) Department of Atomic Energy Homi Bhabha National Institute Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL) Indian Rare Earths Limited Uranium Corporation of India People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy

Other topics	Energy policy of India India's three stage nuclear power programme Jaitapur Nuclear Power Project U.S.-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative

Electricity sector Solar power Wind power

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