Milestones:

• Construction started in 1958
• First criticality reached in 1961
• Old analog control system upgraded to digital control system in 1993
• Major core components replaced in 1998
• Thermal power uprated from 1 MW to 2 MW in 1998
• 1st Operation license renewed for ten more years in 2001
• 2nd Operation license renewed for ten more years in 2011
• 3rd Operation license renewed for ten more years in 2021