Engineers India (EIL) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) to provide engineering services towards development of conceptual design and engineering of structures, systems and components of Bharat Small Modular Reactor (BSMR).

The agreement was signed at NPCIL’s Mumbai office on August 12 in the presence of EIL Chairperson and Managing Director Vartika Shukla and NPCIL Chairman and Managing Director BC Pathak, along with senior management officials. EIL, a public sector undertaking under the Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas (MoPNG), offers concept-tocommissioning services across industrial sectors, while NPCIL, under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), operates nuclear power plants across India.

Highlighting the significance, EIL said, "This partnership supports the government's vision to accelerate nuclear power, enabling clean, green, and reliable energy to strengthen India's energy security and is a step towards Nuclear Energy Mission for Viksit Bharat, targeting a nuclear power capacity of 100 gigawatt by 2047."