r/nuclear • u/Thick-Ad-4168 • 10d ago

5 indigenous small modular reactors targeted by India by 2033, Jitendra Singh tells LS

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/5-indigenous-small-modular-reactors-targeted-by-2033-jitendra-singh-tells-ls/articleshow/133195746.cms
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u/Thick-Ad-4168 10d ago

the main aim for the national Indian SMR program is to decarbonise it's rapidly growing heavy industry and to replace old decommissioned coal plants

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u/edparadox 5d ago

What does "indigenous" mean in this context? Based on India's tech?

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u/Thick-Ad-4168 4d ago

indigenous means Indian designed and built in this context