Russia could build upto 20 nuclear reactors in India

Moscow, Dec 7 (PTI) Russia could build up to 20 civil
nuclear reactors in India under a path-breaking atomic
agreement signed between the two countries Monday, the chief
of RosAtom State Corporation said.
"Russia could build up 20 reactors for nuclear power
plants worth dozens of billion dollars," Sergei Kiriyenko,
chief of RosAtom, told reporters here.
Russia, which is currently completing two 1,000 VVER
light water reactors at Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, would be
building at least four additional reactors at the same site.
India has also allocated a site in Haripur, West
Bengal to build the fifth reactor.
"In addition to this India would be allocating a third
site for building more reactors," Kiriyenko said after the
signing of the civil nuclear deal with India.
The deal guarantees uninterrupted nuclear fuel
supplies to India, including enrichment and reprocessing
rights, under the International Atomic Energy Agency
(IAEA) safeguards. PTI VS