India has signed Nuclear agreements/Memorandum Of Understanding/Joint Declarations with USA, France, Russia, Namibia, Mongolia, Republic of Korea, Argentine Republic, United Kingdom, Republic of Kazakhstan, Canada, Sri Lanka and Australia. Out of these the Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) signed with Russia is for construction of nuclear power plant at Kudankulam (KKNPP 1 - 4), the Pre-Engineering Agreement (PEA) signed with M/s AREVA, France is for assessment of licenseability of the Evolutional Pressurised Reactor (EPR) project proposed to be set up in Jaitapur and Preliminary Contract for Technical Feasibility Study for AP 1000 reactors signed with Westinghouse Electric Company (WEC), USA is for the proposed Site at Mithivirdi Site in Bhavnagar, Gujarat.
This information was provided the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North-Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh in a reply to an unstarred question in Lok Sabha today.
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