Heavy Water Board (HWB), a constituent unit of Industries and Minerals Sector under Department of Atomic Energy, carries the prime mandate of supporting the Three stage Indian Nuclear Power Program by production of Heavy Water (Deuterium Oxide), Enriched Boron, Nuclear grade sodium, Nuclear solvents for front end and back end fuel cycle, etc...
HWB has developed, demonstrated, optimized and deployed the complex production technology of Heavy Water using H2S-H2O Bi-thermal process and NH3-H2 Mono-thermal process. India is only country to master in the design & operation of the both processes. HWB has also developed and successfully demonstrated the first NH3 - H2O exchange process to attain fertilizer independent operation of Ammonia based HWPs if need be...
Mandate of HWB is managing the projects of the Department of Atomic Energy for production of Heavy Water and Specialty Materials.
Also known as: Heavy Water Board