Big corporates queue up for small nuclear reactors
New Delhi, June 12 -- India's ambitious plan to set up small nuclear reactors-called Bharat small reactors or BSRs-for captive industrial use is off to a promising start with leading companies lining up to participate, according to two people aware of the development.
Reliance Industries, Adani Group, Indian Railways, Greenko, Vedanta, HPCL-Mittal Energy Ltd (HMEL), JSW Group, and Hindalco Industries are among those have responded to a request for proposal (RFP) floated by state-run Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) for setting up two units of 220-MWe pressurized heavy water reactor (PHWR) BSRs, the people cited above said on condition of anonymity. PWHR is a type of nuclear reactor that uses heavy water both as a coolant and a...
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