Adani, Reliance among six private firms exploring small modular nuclear reactors

At least six private companies, including Reliance Industries and Adani Power, have shown interest in setting up Bharat small modular reactors (BSMRs), identifying 16 potential sites across six states, according to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), reported PTI.

The other corporates responding to NPCIL’s request for proposals (RFP) include Jindal Steel and Power, Tata Power, Hindalco Industries, and JSW Energy. Together, these companies have submitted preliminary site reports covering five sites in Gujarat, four in Madhya Pradesh, three in Odisha, two in Andhra Pradesh, and one each in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.