Chennai, Jan. 1 -- Sreekumar G Pillai, an Outstanding Scientist and Deputy Chief Executive, Nuclear Recycle Board, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, has been appointed as the new Director of the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, from Thursday.
Pillai succeeds C G Karhadkar, who retired on December 31, 2025.
Pillai holds a B.Tech degree in Chemical Engineering from Calicut University. He joined the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC), Mumbai, in 1990 and served there for 35 years in various roles.
His career began at the Plutonium Plant in Trombay as Shift Charge Engineer, progressing to Senior Process Engineer and Superintendent (Operations).
He brings over three decades of experience in spent fuel repro...