The Science and Technology Ministry pointed out that a high-level US industrial delegation, comprised of representatives from the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF), participated in the meeting, along with this nation’s Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science, Technology, and Earth Sciences, Jitendra Singh.
The official source stated that the exchange focused on India’s Nuclear Energy Mission, in the recent policy reforms enabling greater private sector participation, and the expanding scope of cooperation between the two countries in clean energy and critical technologies.
The talks also provided an opportunity to review progress made on several ongoing collaboration initiatives between India and the United States, such as the proposed Westinghouse AP1000 reactor project in Kovvada and cooperation within the framework of the Civil Nuclear Energy Working Group (CNEWG).
Hydrogen production and integrated energy systems, machine learning and Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications, collaboration in the field of rare earth elements, and high-intensity superconducting proton accelerator technologies are also included.
New Delhi considers this project, approved with a budget of 26 billion rupees (approximately 270.8 million US dollars), one of the most prominent examples of advanced scientific collaboration with Washington.
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