Getting Busy!!!

Almost 6 weeks of my leisure and long rest ended with the last week.I was granted permission for in-plant training at NFC for a duration of two weeks and it started off from monday.I was already too much accustomed to rest and with some effort i came out of this slumber.Well,let me give you a brief picture overview NFC.

NFC established somewhere in 1960's on the outskirts of Hyderabad is a premier organisation under the Dept of Atomic Energy(DAE).This unit of DAE supplies bundles of fuel rods to be used in the six nuclear reactors across the country. It gets Zirconium from Kerala in its natural state , processes it ,implants uranium pellets and produces bundles of fuel rods which are directly installed in the nuclear reactors.There are a sequence of steps in the conversion of the raw material into the fuel bundles.

Yesterday i observed the Billet Preparation Store, the one which produces the end parts and the binding needs of the uranium embedded zirconium rods and the techniques which they implement to produce highly impeccable goods.You can see a pic of the fuel rod bundles(couldn't get a better pic...Cameras and mobiles aren't allowed inside the plant).One can get a clear idea about the various production and metallurgical processes like extrusion,welding,heat treatment,melting and many more.Special Purpose machines for carrying out honing,pilgering and auto lathes are some more interesting things to be observed.Some of them are Russian and German made and rest are manufactured by HMT.

I was quite astonished and inspired knowing the foresight of Dr. Homi Jehangir Bhabha who recognized the need to develop indigenous nuclear technology more than four decades ago.His position in the Indian Nuclear Reasearch programme was synonymous to Vikram Sarabhai in the field of Indian Space Research Programme.Though we depend on foreign countries for Uranium,we have the technology to use it for the needs of the country.

If you have the natural resouces but dont have the technology to use it,the resources are of no use to you.The African Continent is a perfect example for this.This part of the world has huge mineral wealth but the people are ignorant and have neither knowledge nor technology to harness their natural wealth.Japan on the other hand,a tiny island on th global map which in the past has suffered from atom bombs, devastating earth quakes,is today one of the most industriased nations of the world.Their mineral deposits are almost nil.But the hard working population of Japan paved the way for many recent trends in the field of science&technology.They import raw materials,convert them into processed goods and export them earning huge profits.

Its really surprising to know the complications and the depth of each and every aspect of an industry.Every field is complex let it be genetics or space research,whether it's biotechnology or IT.There are many finer details in each and every field.Complications are a part of each and everything in the universe.

Today i watched "Angels and Demons".I was waiting to watch this movie,but the funniest part is i dozed off for about 30 min in the first half of the movie...Heheh first it was terribly hot and i had to walk for about 2 km in the afternoon on the way to i max.My eyelids couldn't stop themselves from relaxing!! The movie was fine(for the part i have seen).After a busy week,some recreation and fun is all that i hope for.T20 Final is on the top of my list this weekend and i am cheering for Pakistan...Come on.... they rose like the phoenix from the ashes despite many controversies.I know that the odds are in favour of SL but an interesting game is all that i am waiting for...