NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India and France have signed a declaration of their intent to establish a partnership on advanced and small modular nuclear reactors, the Indian foreign ministry said on Wednesday.
France and India are already cooperating closely on large nuclear reactor projects, with French power giant EDF working with the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) to construct six new light-water nuclear reactors at the Jaitapur site in western India.
EDF told Reuters the collaboration could be extended to jointly develop a small modular reactor designed for India’s specific requirements in conjunction with other industrial partners.
(Reporting by Tanvi Mehta and Sakshi Dayal in Bangalore and Forrest Crellin in ParisEditing by YP Rajesh and David Goodman)
