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Designation of sites for setting up Light Water Reactor

New Delhi
October 16, 2009

In furtherance of the implementation of bilateral civil nuclear cooperation agreement with France, the Russian Federation and the United States of America, the Government of India has designated the following sites for setting up Light Water Reactor (LWR) based nuclear power plants in cooperation with the countries concerned:

Jaitapur (Maharashtra) France

Kudankulam (Tamil Nadu),             Russian Federation
Haripur (West Bengal)  

Chhayamithi Virdi (Gujarat),            United States of America