India May Announce Locations For Two Nuclear Power Plants During US Secretary Trip

Published: 26-Jun-2009

By: Staff Writer Staff Writer Staff Writer

India may announce two nuclear power plant locations where American companies can provide new reactors. The announcement would be made during the US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's visit to New Delhi in July 2009, Press Trust of India reported. Robert Blake, assistant secretary of State for South and Central Asia, said that the US is hoping to see action on nuclear liability legislation that would reduce liability for American companies and allow them to invest in India.

We hope, at that time, that the Indians will be in a position to announce where nuclear parks -- we hope to have two sites that would be announced, where American companies can go in and provide new reactors, which would be a major source of new business opportunities for American companies, Blake said.

We are making a great deal of progress. We are most of the way there now. India, as you know, just signed their additional protocol, and now they have got to file with the IAEA (international Atomic Energy Agency) the list of their safeguarded facilities, Blake said.

Congressman Joe Wilson said nuclear deal is good for both India and the US.