Chennai, January 03: The 20th Annual Conference of Indian Nuclear Society (INSAC-2009) will be held here from tomorrow at the Chennai Trade Centre.
The three-day conference is being jointly organised by INSAC and Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR) with the theme: Materials and Manufacturing in the Nuclear Industry.
The conference comes at an appropriate time when in India and the world over, there are plans for major expansion programs in nuclear energy,” a press release from IGCAR said.
Eminent scientists, engineers and industries who have contributed significantly for the cause of nuclear science and technology would be felicitated during the conference, it said.
A total of about 600 delegates, including 150 young researchers will participate in the event.
–Agencies