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R & D in reactor technology; manpower training; neutron beam research; neutron activation analysis; development and testing of fuel assemblies; testing of neutron detectors</strong></p></td> </tr> </table></td> <td width="5%" bgcolor="#FFCC33" height="263"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td width="5%" bgcolor="#006600" height="34"> </td> <td width="90%" bgcolor="#FFCC33" height="34"> <div align="center"> </div> </td> <td width="5%" bgcolor="#006600" height="34"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </xbody> <div align="center"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070709060317/http://www.barc.gov.in/" target="_parent">Back</a></div> </div> </body> </html> <!-- FILE ARCHIVED ON 06:03:17 Jul 09, 2007 AND RETRIEVED FROM THE INTERNET ARCHIVE ON 17:30:44 Feb 25, 2025. 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