US nuclear industry delegation on a two-day visit to Mumbai

Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) will hold a business meeting with a large official delegation of the US nuclear industry on January 15.

A 55-member delegation of the US nuclear industry led by General Electric (GE) is already in New Delhi today for interaction with the Union Ministers and Indian industrial houses. It will have a meeting at the NPCIL on Thursday on various issues relating to setting up of nuclear power plants in India, NPCIL officials said today.

It will be an half-a-day meeting where 20 representatives from 12 other Indian companies are also expected to join the interaction, said N K Kannan, Head, Business Development group.

Such a large business delegation from the US will be coming to Mumbai after November 2006 just before the Hyde act was introduced.

The delegation is expected to be in Mumbai till January 16 and will have discussions with Indian industries involved in manufacturing of equipment and components for NPCIL, one of the US delegation member told.

The delegation may not meet Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Anil Kakodkar as he would be out of station, Chairman's office said.