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NEW DELHI: After the US, it is the Canadians and British who are eyeing nuclear power deals in India. Officials from the nuclear power industry of the United Kingdom and Canada will be here from Monday to talks on the subject. The two teams are being led by high-profile ministers
Mumbai: US energy major Westinghouse Electric is likely to sign a 'confidentiality' agreement for information sharing with the state-owned Nuclear Power Corporation (NPCIL) next week while another company GE prefers to wait till the 123 Agreement is fully implemented. "We are trying to work out how to share information with …
Jan. 8: India will scale up nuclear energy production to 60,000 MW by 2030. The country could also consider allowing private players to set up nuclear power plants on their own after they gain experience through collaborative projects with the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. (NPCIL), special envoy of …
T.S. Subramanian It will cater for both the nuclear plant and NPCIL township All set for pure supply: The desalination plant at the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project site. In the background is the huge reactor building of the first unit (1000 MWe) which will be commissioned this year. CHENNAI: A …
In a decision that will result in substantial monetary gains for states having uranium reserves, the Government on Friday revised the royalty rates for the mining of uranium according to the recommendations of a study group. The Uranium Corporation of India (UCIL), the only company engaged in mining of uranium …
The Nuclear Power Corporation (NPC) of India is on the look out for uranium mines around the world in order to ensure supplies for nuclear power plants in the country. According to SK Jain, chairman and managing director, NPC, the public sector undertaking will pick up stakes in uranium mines …
If the private sector was hoping to play a major role in nuclear power generation following the deal with the US, it is in for disappointment. Changes in the existing law being planned envisage all private participation through only joint venture with state-owned Nuclear Power Corporation and limit their investment …
BY RASHME SEHGAL NEW DELHI India is kick starting its nuclear facilities by setting up 21 nuclear power projects based on three different technologies. These include the setting up of six French reactors of 1,600 MW, four Russian reactors of 1,000 MW and four American reactors of 1,500 MW within …
As India gears up for general elections, Political parties will find it hard to explain to their voters a phenomenon that is set to unfold. There seems to be no solution to the acute shortage of fuels that threatens to cripple power generation in the country. India has an installed …
PSU APPROACHING INTERNATIONAL FIRMS FOR ESTABLISHING JOINT VENTURES Dheeraj Tiwari & Subhash Naryanan NEW DELHI PUBLIC sector Bharat Heavy Electricals (Bhel) has identified locations to set up greenfield units for manufacturing nuclear power equipment in Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. The waiver given to India by the nuclear suppliers
Their support for the nuclear deal has been explicit and unwavering. Now that India has been allowed to rejoin the global trade in nuclear materials after three decades, big business is licking its chops: it's payback time. Or so it would seem, going by the rash of statements and projections …
India is unlikely to open up nuclear power for the private sector No sooner had the Nuclear Suppliers Group approved India-specific waivers than the private sector announced a number of projects. But this enthusiasm may be short-lived as India does not allow the private sector in nuclear power, keeping the …
Even as wires remain crossed between New Delhi and Washington over whether India can be assured of uninterrupted nuclear fuel supplies, the Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) has said that its contracts with foreign suppliers would make such an assurance legally binding.
