US to help India build six nuclear power plants
India and US have agreed to build six nuclear power plants in India as part of measures to strengthen security and civil nuclear cooperation.
The agreement came after two days of talks in Washington between foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale and top American officials.
The two countries signed a historic agreement on civil nuclear cooperation in 2008.
As part of the deal, the NSG granted a special waiver for India to access nuclear technology. This helped India ink nuclear cooperation pacts with countries such as the US, France, Russia, Argentina, Australia, the UK, Japan and Bangladesh.
Despite Westinghouse filling for bankruptcy in 2017, the firm has received support from the US energy secretary Rick Perry for building six reactors in Andhra Pradesh.
The agreement came after two days of talks in Washington between foreign secretary Vijay Gokhale and top American officials.
The two countries signed a historic agreement on civil nuclear cooperation in 2008.
As part of the deal, the NSG granted a special waiver for India to access nuclear technology. This helped India ink nuclear cooperation pacts with countries such as the US, France, Russia, Argentina, Australia, the UK, Japan and Bangladesh.
Despite Westinghouse filling for bankruptcy in 2017, the firm has received support from the US energy secretary Rick Perry for building six reactors in Andhra Pradesh.
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