Joe Oliver, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources, and Lynne Yelich, Minister of State (Foreign Affairs and Consular), announced the coming into force of the Canada–India Nuclear Cooperation Agreement. “This milestone represents a significant step in diversifying markets for our energy exports, thereby creating jobs and solidifying Canada’s long-term prosperity,” said ...
Canadian Prime Minister strikes nuclear cooperation agreement with India
Canada's Prime Minister Stephen Harper is on his second trip to India right now. Based on progress yesterday, here is what their office announced relating to nuclear energy cooperation. 18 of India's 20 nuclear reactors use heavy-water technology, and the first such reactor in India was supplied by a Canadian...
India's nuclear utility gets new executive leadership
After a couple of extensions, Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) Chairman Dr. S.K. Jain retired last month. He was also chairman of sister company, Bhavini, which runs India's fast breeder reactor program. NPCIL has 2o reactors functioning and is India's only nuclear utility. Bhavini runs a small fast...
Construction of Seventh Reactor at India's largest nuclear facility begins
This week, the First Pour of Concrete (FPC) was initiated at RAPP-7, the seventh reactor to built at the Rawatbhata, Rajasthan location in the deserts of northwestern India. The new plant will have a capacity of 700 megawatts, the largest heavy water reactor possible. The Nuclear Power Corporation of India...