Pre-Study: What to Study
11 Subtopics · 60 ConceptsStructure of the Atom
Subatomic Particles and Atomic Structure
Importance 3/5 What to StudyIsotopes and the Isotopes of Hydrogen (Deuterium, Tritium, Heavy Water)
Importance 4/5 What to StudyRadioactivity
Alpha, Beta and Gamma Decay
Importance 4/5 What to StudyHalf-Life and Radiocarbon Dating
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Nuclear Medicine and Radiation Therapy
Importance 3/5 What to StudyFood Irradiation and Sterilisation
Importance 3/5 What to StudyIndustrial Uses of Radiation (Non-Destructive Testing, Materials Modification)
Importance 2/5 What to StudyRadiation in Agriculture (Mutation Breeding, Pest Control, Soil Moisture)
Importance 3/5 What to StudyRadioisotope Thermoelectric Generators and Nuclear Propulsion in Space
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Standard Model and Fundamental Forces
The Standard Model: What It Explains and What It Leaves Out
Importance 3/5 What to StudyFour Fundamental Forces and Their Carriers
Importance 4/5 What to StudyMatter Particles (Fermions)
Quarks and Hadrons
Importance 3/5 What to StudyLeptons
Importance 2/5 What to StudyNeutrinos
Importance 4/5 What to StudyForce Carriers (Bosons)
Gauge Bosons (Photon, W and Z Bosons, Gluons)
Importance 3/5 What to StudyHiggs Boson and the Higgs Mechanism
Importance 4/5 What to StudyGlueballs
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Particle Accelerators
Particle Accelerators: Kinds and Uses
Importance 3/5 What to StudyWakefield (Plasma) Accelerators
Importance 2/5 What to StudyInternational Research Facilities
CERN and the Large Hadron Collider
Importance 3/5 What to StudyFAIR and India's Beam Catchers
Importance 2/5 What to StudyNeutrino Observatories (INO, JUNO)
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Nuclear Reactions
Nuclear Fission and the Chain Reaction
Importance 5/5 What to StudyFissile and Fertile Materials
Importance 3/5 What to StudyNuclear Fusion and Its Fuels
Importance 4/5 What to StudyFusion Research
ITER, the "Artificial Sun"
Importance 5/5 What to StudyTokamak and Magnetic Confinement (India's Tokamaks)
Importance 3/5 What to StudyCold Fusion
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Parts and Working of a Reactor
Components of a Nuclear Power Reactor (Fuel, Control Rods, Moderator, Coolant)
Importance 5/5 What to StudyHow a Reactor Generates Electricity and the Meaning of Criticality
Importance 2/5 What to StudyTypes of Reactors
Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors
Importance 4/5 What to StudyLight Water Reactors (Boiling Water and Pressurised Water Reactors)
Importance 3/5 What to StudyGas-Cooled and High-Temperature Reactors
Importance 2/5 What to StudyFast Breeder Reactors: Working and Challenges
Importance 3/5 What to StudySmall Modular Reactors and India's SMR Designs
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Uranium
Uranium Reserves and Mining in India
Importance 3/5 What to StudyNuclear Fuel Cycle and Uranium Enrichment (LEU and HEU)
Importance 4/5 What to StudyUranium Imports and Supply Agreements
Importance 4/5 What to StudyThorium
Thorium Reserves and Their Distribution in India
Importance 4/5 What to StudyBenefits of Thorium as a Nuclear Fuel
Importance 3/5 What to StudyThorium and Uranium Compared
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Aim and Logic of the Three-Stage Programme
Importance 5/5 What to StudyStage I: Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors and Their Output
Importance 2/5 What to StudyStage II: Fast Breeder Reactors and BHAVINI
Importance 3/5 What to StudyPrototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam
Importance 5/5 What to StudyStage III: Thorium-Based Reactors
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Status and Expansion
India's Nuclear Power Capacity and Plants
Importance 3/5 What to StudyExpansion Targets and the Nuclear Energy Mission
Importance 4/5 What to StudyHistory and Institutions
Milestones of India's Nuclear Programme
Importance 2/5 What to StudyNuclear Institutions of India (AEC, DAE, BARC, IGCAR, NPCIL, BHAVINI, UCIL, AMD, GCNEP)
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Regulation and Law in India
Atomic Energy Regulatory Board
Importance 3/5 What to StudySHANTI Act, 2025
Importance 5/5 What to StudyCivil Liability for Nuclear Damage (CLNDA 2010, CSC and the Changes of 2025)
Importance 3/5 What to StudyInternational Safety Standards and Radioactive Waste
IAEA, WANO and the Convention on Nuclear Safety
Importance 4/5 What to StudyRadioactive Waste and Tritiated Water
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Nuclear Doctrine and Command
India's Nuclear Doctrine (No First Use, Credible Minimum Deterrence)
Importance 4/5 What to StudyNuclear Command Authority and Strategic Forces Command
Importance 2/5 What to StudyAgreements and Treaties
Indo-US Civil Nuclear Agreement, 2008
Importance 4/5 What to StudyIndia's Other Civil Nuclear Cooperation Agreements
Importance 2/5 What to StudyNPT, CTBT and IAEA Safeguards: India's Position
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