SMRs offers significant savings in cost and construction time and is a promising technology in industrial de-carbonization, besides being mobile and agile: Dr Jitendra Singh

SMRs offers significant savings in cost and construction time and is a promising technology in industrial de-carbonization, besides being mobile and agile: Dr Jitendra Singh

Dr Jitendra Singh today said, India is taking steps for development of Small Modular Reactors (SMR), with up to 300 MW capacity to fulfill its commitment to Clean Energy transition.

In his address to a Workshop on Small Modular Reactors (SMR) organized by NITI Aayog and Department of Atomic Energy, Dr Jitendra Singh said, the participation of private sector and Start-ups needs to be explored in development of this critical technology within India. He emphasized that technology sharing and availability of funding are the two crucial links for ensuring commercial availability of SMR technology.