Ministries & Departments
Heavy Water Board (HWB), a 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. 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. India is the largest producer of best quality Heavy Water in the world and is not only meeting in-house Heavy water requirements for the Indian Nuclear Power Program but is also exporting to various countries. Apart from the this, HWB has opened avenues for development and promotion of Non-nuclear applications of Heavy Water and Deuterium. These applications in the field of Life Sciences, Exploration, Nutritional Studies, Optical fiber industries, Analytical Science, Medicinal Chemistry in Pharmaceuticals, etc would benefit the society at large and support India one step ahead into the Make in India Campaign. HWB's Heavy Water Plants believe in safe and sustained operation of Plants utilizing ISO certification for Environment Management System and Occupational Health & Safety Management System. The vision of HWB is to achieve excellence in production of specialized material for Indian Nuclear Power Programme and Societal application while maintaining global standards.