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Director of Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR), Kalpakkam, Baldev Raj has been awarded the 'Jaeger Lecture Award' by the International Institute of Welding (IIW) and International Standards Organisation (ISO). According to a press release, Baldev Raj is the first Indian to receive the coveted award for his contribution to science and technology of welding and 'hard facing'.
He had developed and implemented successfully the 'in-situ' repair welding of cracked shrouds and blades of steam turbines, and also the procedure for hard facing nuclear components using Nickel-based hard facing alloys at nuclear power plants which led to substantial reduction in cost and plant down-time. He had also been responsible for the development of indigenous electrodes for the 500 MW (e) Fast Breeder Reactor.
Baldev Raj has also been honoured with the 'lifetime achievement award' for the year 2004 by the Indian Welding Society.
IIW is a premier body which formulates welding directions and policies for advancement of welding science and technology. The premier body consists of experts from over 30 countries, the release said.