Indian companies among 17 entities interested in partnering DAE for radioisotopes reactor
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Last Updated: May 25, 2021, 07:15 PM IST
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The DAE will be bearing the cost of constructing the reactor upfront and expects the partner to get a high return on capital invested. Preparatory work, including design and regulatory clearances is moving at good pace and a formal Request For Proposal (RFP) for selection of the private partner will be initiated in the December quarter.
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Seventeen companies, including those from India, have shown preliminary interest in partnering with the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) for setting up a research reactor for producing radioisotopes. The reactor will be constructed by DAE s subsidiary Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL). It is billed as the first research reactor that will be set up under the Public Private Partnership (PPP) mode dedicated to the production of isotopes, as per an official statement issued on
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Image of the proposed plant shared by French envoy Emmanuel Lenain. (Courtesy: @FranceinIndia | Twitter)
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The energy major termed this as a major milestone, which will enable discussions aimed at converging towards a binding framework agreement in the coming months.
The ambitious 9900 MW power plant with six reactors of 1,650 MW each will come up at Jaitapur in Ratnagiri, the coastal district of Maharashtra.
French envoy Emmanuel Lenain said this will be the largest nuclear power project in the world.
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India closer to building world s biggest nuclear plant: French firm EDF
India closer to building world s biggest nuclear plant: French firm EDF
French energy group EDF said it has submitted a binding techno-commercial offer to build the world s biggest nuclear power plant in India.
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EDF estimates the project will create around 25,000 local jobs during the construction phase. (Image: AFP)
French energy group EDF took Friday a key step towards helping to build the world s biggest nuclear power plant in India, a project blocked for years by nuclear events and local opposition.
The company said it had filed a binding offer to supply engineering studies and equipment to build six, third-generation EPR reactors in Jaitapur, western India.