NLC India and EDF France Explore EPR and SMR Nuclear Projects
Why in the news
NLC India, a power and mining public company, entered into an agreement with the French utility EDF to look at joint nuclear ventures using EPR and small modular reactor (SMR) designs.
Key facts
- Partners: NLC India and EDF France.
- Technologies: EPR and SMR (small modular reactors).
- Goal supported: 100 GW of nuclear capacity by 2047.
- Focus: advanced, modular and safer reactor systems.
Significance
- Matches India’s clean energy transition and net-zero ambitions.
- Brings foreign reactor expertise to a long-term nuclear expansion plan.
Exam angle
- Agreement partners: NLC India with EDF France.
- Target year and size: 100 GW by 2047.
- Reactor types named: EPR and SMR.