BARC Scientists : The most beuraucratic breed of "scientists" BARC staff : Shiv Sena goons. Given this profile, there is no doubt that from the time Homi Bhabha established BARC it has not moved an inch towards using thorium to its desired ends. Most sensible scientist in BARC agree that we should go ahead with the deal, except for some old soviet era guys like Iyengar etc. Thorium is not an easy option, just forget it for the moment and go ahead with the deal. Dr. Kalam is an optimist and people like him are rare to find in our government research labs.