{"id":214516,"date":"2026-04-07T13:47:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/?p=214516"},"modified":"2026-04-07T13:47:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T08:17:24","slug":"indias-nuclear-leap-indigenous-fast-breeder-reactor-at-kalpakkam-achieves-criticality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsfed.in\/english\/indias-nuclear-leap-indigenous-fast-breeder-reactor-at-kalpakkam-achieves-criticality\/","title":{"rendered":"India\u2019s Nuclear Leap! 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