Mr N. Saibaba, a distinguished scientist, has taken over as the new chief executive of the Nuclear Fuel Complex, which is the main fuel supplier to India’s nuclear energy programme.
He succeeds Mr R.N. Jayaraj, who served NFC, a unit under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) establishment for six years from 2006.
Mr Saibaba was the additional chief executive. He has contributed to the manufacture of zirconium alloy, seamless tubes and structures used in nuclear power reactors of Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd.
A mechanical engineering graduate from Andhra University, Mr Saibaba is from the 19th batch of the training school at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai. He has been with the NFC for the past 34 years.