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In which one of the following areas did the Indira Gandhi Center for Atomic Research make significant progress in the year 2005?

(a) Re-processing the uranium-plutonium mixed carbide fuel of the Fast Breeder Test Reactor
(b) New applications of radio-isotopes in metallurgy
(c) A new technology for production of heavy water
(d) A new technology for high-level nuclear waste management
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Answer: (a) Re-processing the uranium-plutonium mixed carbide fuel of the Fast Breeder Test Reactor