Udhagamandalam (Tamil Nadu), May 20 (PTI) Veteran nuclear scientist and former Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, M R Srinivasan, died here on Tuesday, family sources said.

He was 95 and is survived by wife and daughter.

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Srinivasan worked alongside Dr Homi Bhabha in the country's indigenous nuclear power program. He is a recipient of the prestigious civilian honour, Padma Vibhushan.

District Collector Lakshmi Bhavya Tanneeru paid floral tributes to the mortal remains of Srinivasan.

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