India's NPCIL in Talks with GE-Hitachi Nuclear on Six Nuclear Reactors of 9,000 Megawatts

BANGALORE, INDIA--September 16, 2009--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) (Mumbai), a state-owned atomic energy enterprise, is holding talks with GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) (Wilmington, North Carolina) to purchase six advanced boiling-water reactors (ABWRs) for the former's nuclear power projects in the country. Discussions have been in progress since January this year for the supply of reactors, which have a total capacity of up to 9,000 megawatts (MW). The companies are awaiting regulatory clearances from both the Indian and United States governments.

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