(1952-09-20)20 September 1952 Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India
Died
24 September 2020(2020-09-24) (aged 68) Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Residence(s)
Mumbai, India
Alma mater
Ballygunge Government High School Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute, Mumbai
BARC Training School
Profession
Nuclear scientist
Awards
Padma Shri (2014) Indian Nuclear Society (INS) Award (2002) Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) Award (2006 and 2007)
Sekhar Basu (20 September 1952 – 24 September 2020) was an Indian nuclear scientist who served as the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission and Secretary to the Government of India, Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).[1] He also served as the Director of Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), the Project Director of Nuclear Submarine Program, and later as the Chief Executive of the Nuclear Recycle Board at Bhabha Atomic Research Center .[2] He was a recipient of India's fourth highest civilian honor Padma Shri in 2014.[3]
He is credited for his efforts in building the nuclear reactor for India's first nuclear powered submarine INS Arihant, nuclear waste recycling plants in Tarapur and Kalpakkam, and the Indian Neutrino Observatory in Theni, Tamil Nadu.[3]
^"Dr Sekhar Basu takes charge as Chairman, AEC and Secretary, DAE". pib.nic.in. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
^Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (23 February 2016). "Dr. Sekhar Basu". Archived from the original on 22 December 2018. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
^ ab"Nuclear scientist Sekhar Basu succumbs to Covid". The Indian Express. 25 September 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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