Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), a public sector undertaking of the Department of Atomic Energy, is in discussion with the nuclear companies of these countries to finalize respective detailed project proposals.
Contracts have been signed with the following foreign firms for import of uranium from Areva, France (300MT of uranium ore concentrate); Tvel Corporation, Russia (58 MT of enriched uranium dioxide pellets, 2000MT of natural uranium oxide pellets, spread over the years in quantities 200-400 MT annually); and NAC Kazatomprom, Kazakhstan (2100 MT of natural uranium ore concentrate spread over six years in quantities 300-400 MT annually).
Nuclear Power Corporation of India is a public sector enterprise under the administrative control of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India.
