<Tr> <Th> Operating agency </Th> <Td> Department of Atomic Energy, Government of India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> www.igcar.gov.in </Td> </Tr> <P> Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) is one of India's premier nuclear research centres . It is the second largest establishment of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), next to Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), located at Kalpakkam, 80 km south of Chennai, India . It was established in 1971 as an exclusive centre dedicated to the pursuit of fast reactor science and technology, due to the vision of Dr. Vikram Sarabhai . Originally, it was called as Reactor Research Centre (RRC). It was renamed as Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) by the then Prime Minister of India, Rajiv Gandhi in December 1985 . The centre is engaged in broad - based multidisciplinary programme of scientific research and advanced engineering directed towards the development of Fast Breeder Reactor technology, in India . </P> <P> The present Director of IGCAR is Dr. A.K. Bhaduri . He has taken over as Director with effect from 1 July 2016, following the superannuation of Dr. S.A.V. Satya Murty . </P>

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