Ratan Kumar Sinha

This article is about Ratan Kumar Sinha, the former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India. For the scholar Radha Krishna Shina, see R. K. Sinha.

Dr. Ratan Kumar Sinha
Ratan Kumar Sinha
Ratan Kumar Sinha
Chairperson Atomic Energy Commission

and

Secretary Department of Atomic Energy
In office
30 April 2012 – 23 October 2015
Preceded byDr. Srikumar Banerjee
Succeeded byDr. Sekhar Basu
Former Director Bhabha Atomic Research Centre
In office
19 May 2010 – 19 June 2012
Personal details
Born (1951-10-23) 23 October 1951 (age 72)[1]
Bihar, India
SpouseBandana Sinha (m. 1977)
Children2
Residence(s)Mumbai, India
Alma materBihar College of Engineering, Patna University BARC Training School
ProfessionMechanical Engineering, Reactor Design and Development, Nuclear Energy
Known forAdvanced Nuclear Energy Systems including Thorium-based Reactors and Compact High Temperature Reactors[2]
PortfolioSecretary, Department of Atomic Energy,[3] Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission of India,[4] Former Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre[2]
AwardsHomi 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)

Ratan Kumar 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),[5][6] 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.[2] During the four decades of his 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 the advanced heavy water reactor (AHWR) and Compact High Temperature Reactor (CHTR),[7] two of the highly acknowledged technological innovations which are suitable for large scale deployment of nuclear power, particularly in India.

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.[8][9] Major thrust areas, in continuation to his research at BARC, include advanced nuclear energy systems for thorium utilisation[10][11][12] and accelerator technology.[13] He had given high priority to application of radiation technology in the areas of healthcare management, agriculture, food preservation and water purification.[14] He had also strengthened outreach activities of DAE for spreading awareness about the peaceful uses of atomic energy among the general public.[15] He had been instrumental in kick starting several public outreach campaigns to present the human face of India's nuclear capabilities.[16][17][18] 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 as a part of public outreach initiatives.[19][20]

Ratan Kumar Sinha has coined the phrase राष्ट्र की सेवा में परमाणु (Atoms in Service of the Nation) which has been imbibed as the motto of the Department of Atomic Energy. Motto of DAE is a part of the new logo of DAE launched in January 2014.[21]

  1. ^ PTI. "RK Sinha takes over as Atomic Energy Commission chairman – Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  2. ^ a b c BARC 19 May 2010, 10.25 AM IST. "Dr. R. K. Sinha, Director, BARC". Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ DAE 30 April 2012, 11.13 AM IST. "Secretary DAE, Government of India" (PDF). Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ DAE 30 April 2012, 11.13 AM IST. "Atomic Energy Commission, Government of India" (PDF). Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ PTI. "RK Sinha takes over as Atomic Energy Commission chairman – Economic Times". The Economic Times. Retrieved 29 April 2014.
  6. ^ Special Correspondent (30 April 2012). "R.K. Sinha takes over as AEC Chairman". The Hindu. Retrieved 29 April 2014. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  7. ^ Science Direct (20 January 2010). "Advanced Nuclear Reactor Systems – An Indian Perspective" (PDF). Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, India. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  8. ^ DNA via PTI 28 June 2013 – 10:28pm IST. "Kudankulam Unit-1 at advanced stage of commissioning". DNA. Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ Yahoo News via ANI 19 May 2015 – 09:20pm IST. "Commissioning of Kudankulam Unit 2 at an advanced stage". Yahoo!. Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  10. ^ Sinha, R K; et al. (2006). "Design and Development of the AHWR – the Indian Thorium Fuelled Innovative Nuclear Reactor". Nuclear Engineering and Design. 236 (7–8): 683–700. doi:10.1016/j.nucengdes.2005.09.026.
  11. ^ Maseeh Rahman 1 November 2011 16.09 GMT. "India plans 'safer' nuclear plant powered by thorium". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ Seema Singh 1 August 2008 – 04:00pm GMT. "Q&A: Thorium Reactor Designer Ratan Kumar Sinha". IEEE Spectrum. Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. ^ DAE 30 October 2014 11:00AM IST. "Founder's Day 2014 Address" (PDF). Department of Atomic Energy. Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ Ratan Kumar Sinha 18 September 2013, 08.15 PM IST. "Statement by Dr. Ratan Kumar Sinha at IAEA's 57th General Conference, Vienna" (PDF). Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ Ratan Kumar Sinha 30 Oct 2011, 09.20 PM IST. "Role of cooperation among countries in making a transition to globally sustainable nuclear energy system – an Indian view" (PDF). International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "Top Indian scientists address public outreach of science ISC15". Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  17. ^ "Public outreach helps link benefits of atomic energy to society". Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  18. ^ "Public outreach is important for science". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 16 April 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  19. ^ "CNN-IBN News on Twitter". DAE Tableau on Rajpath, New Delhi. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  20. ^ "DAE @ The 66th Republic Day Parade" (PDF). DAE @ The 66th Republic Day Parade. Institute of Plasma Research, DAE. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  21. ^ Department of Atomic Energy 10 Jan 2014, 05.10 PM IST. "Launch of the new Logo of DAE by the Hon'ble Prime Minister of India" (PDF). Department of Atomic Energy (DAE). Retrieved 28 June 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)