Will NPCIL also build the French reactors to come up at Jaitapur in Maharashtra?
The Government of India has authorised NPCIL to negotiate with foreign vendors regarding the technology, the product and the terms for setting up the nuclear power plants and also their economics. So NPCIL has signed memoranda of understanding with Areva of France, and General Electric and Westinghouse of the U.S. The technical discussions with Areva are almost complete. We have reached an agreement on the technical features of the European Pressurised Reactor [EPR of 1,650 MWe capacity] of Areva. The model of cooperation will be identical to that of Kudankulam. The localisation component will increase gradually and reach a level of 80 per cent. This is the model on which we are having a dialogue with other partners as well. NPCIL will build these plants and we are getting ready for launching this programme in a big way. India had signed an agreement with Russia for importing 2,000 tonnes of natural uranium to fuel its PHWRs … The yellowcake from Areva and a consignment from Russia hav
