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Naveen Jindal Group in Talks with US, French Tech Companies for Proposed Nuclear Projects
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19 July 2026
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Fusion42 · 19 July 2026 · Fusion42 review
Naveen Jindal Group is negotiating with EDF and Westinghouse to develop 18 GW of nuclear capacity in India, evaluating advanced reactor technologies including small modular reactors through partnerships with NPCIL.
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◆ The Wire takeaway
If you supply cooling systems, structural materials, instrumentation, or grid integration tech for nuclear plants, India just opened an 18 GW procurement pipeline with Western reactor vendors as the reference design. Westinghouse and EDF will need their full supply chain — and they'll move faster than traditional Indian nuclear timelines.
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Clean Energy · nuclear-power · india-energy · smr-deployment · us-france-partnerships · clean-energy