Ratan Kumar Sinha
Dr. Ratan Kumar Sinha | |
|---|---|
| Chairperson Atomic Energy Commission
and Secretary Department of Atomic Energy | |
| In office 30 April 2012 – 23 October 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Dr. Srikumar Banerjee |
| Succeeded by | Dr. Sekhar Basu |
| Former Director Bhabha Atomic Research Centre | |
| In office 19 May 2010 – 19 June 2012 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 23 October 1951 Bihar, India |
| Spouse | Bandana Sinha (m. 1977) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Mumbai, India |
| Alma mater | Bihar College of Engineering, Patna University BARC Training School |
| Profession | Mechanical Engineering, Reactor Design and Development, Nuclear Energy |
| Known for | Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems including Thorium-based Reactors and Compact High Temperature Reactors |
| Portfolio | Secretary, Department of Atomic Energy, Chairman, Atomic Energy Commission of India, Former Director, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre |
| Awards | Homi 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), 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. 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), 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. Major thrust areas, in continuation to his research at BARC, include advanced nuclear energy systems for thorium utilisation and accelerator technology. He had given high priority to application of radiation technology in the areas of healthcare management, agriculture, food preservation and water purification. He had also strengthened outreach activities of DAE for spreading awareness about the peaceful uses of atomic energy among the general public. He had been instrumental in kick starting several public outreach campaigns to present the human face of India's nuclear capabilities. 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.
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.