GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has signed preliminary agreements with
Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL) and Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL)
to build reactors in India.
Under the agreements, GEH will begin planning with NPCIL and BHEL for the
necessary resources in manufacturing and construction management for a potential
multiple-unit Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) nuclear power station. The
three companies will collaborate in setting up 1,350 MW ABWR-based projects.
NPCIL is also similarly engaged with Westinghouse Electric Company, US for
setting up of AP-1000 reactors in India. The company is also in talks with
Russian firm Atomstroyexport for VVER-1000 reactors, and Areva of France for EPR
type of reactors.