Skip to content
India Nuclear ForumSupply PortalDirectory
Research organisationResearch reactors and isotopes

Institute of Nuclear Sciences

A 40 MW research reactor and an isotope production facility.

BuyerVerifiedNuclear experience

1971

Founded, Kalpakkam

Team size
1,000–2,500
Turnover
₹1,120 cr
Listings
1
Certifications
2
References
1
Facilities
1 · 12,400 m²

Banner: an aerial view of a nuclear station and its cooling towers beside a river — industry photography, not Institute of Nuclear Sciences’s own site.

01

About

Research organisation operating a 40 MW research reactor and an isotope production facility. It buys qualified instrumentation, shielding and specialist inspection services, and collaborates with suppliers on instrumentation development.

Organisation type
Research organisation
Industry sector
Research reactors and isotopes
Headquarters
Research Campus, Kalpakkam 603102
Locations
Kalpakkam · Chennai
Procures from
India · Japan · France · Switzerland
Annual turnover
₹1,120 cr
On the register since
18 Mar 2026
02

Capabilities

How this organisation is classified on the register — and therefore how buyers find it.

03

Live requirements

What this organisation is buying, published to the register.

  1. 01

    Research reactor instrumentation — rolling requirement

    Nuclear-qualified sensors

    Product

    A rolling requirement for qualified sensors, area monitors and radiochemistry instrumentation, including development work where nothing off the shelf fits.

    Requirement type
    Rolling, with development scope
    Typical order
    ₹40 lakh to ₹6 cr
    Collaboration
    Joint development considered

    Standards IEC 60532 · IEEE 323

    Applications Research reactor · Isotope production

04

Certifications

A lapsed certificate is shown as lapsed rather than passing as valid.

  • 01ISO 9001Issued by DNVValid to 30 Sept 2027
  • 02NABL accreditationIssued by NABLValid to 31 Mar 2028
05

Facilities

1 site, 12,400 m² under roof. This is the section buyers read closest.

Isotope production and hot cell complex

Kalpakkam, Tamil Nadu · Hot cells and radiochemistry

12,400m²

Capacity
Isotope production for 180 hospitals

Principal equipment

  • Shielded hot cells ×8
  • Remote manipulators
  • Radiochemistry laboratories
06

Nuclear experience

Project references published by the organisation. The strongest thing on any profile.

  1. Research reactor instrumentation refit

    2024

    Replacement of reactor protection and area monitoring instrumentation

    Country
    India
    Role
    Operator and research host
    Protection systemArea monitorsCommissioning
08

Send an enquiry

Enquiries reach Dr Ramesh Pillai, Head, Stores & Purchase. You need an INF membership to send one — any individual tier, or a company package.

Members only. Join from any tier

Related

Others on the register

Matched on category, capability and sector — across the trade, not just alongside it.

Back to the directory
SupplierVerifiedNuclear experience

Safety-related valves and actuators, qualified to Class 1.

Location
Coimbatore, India
Team size
500–1,000
Founded
2003

Indus NDE Laboratories

Testing & inspection

SupplierVerifiedNuclear experience

NABL-accredited inspection, NDT and in-service examination.

Location
Vadodara, India
Team size
250–500
Founded
2009

Helion Controls

Technology provider

SupplierNuclear experience

Safety instrumented systems and radiation monitoring.

Location
Bengaluru, India
Team size
250–500
Founded
2011