As per the agreements, Areva will supply nuclear reactors to India. Additionally, these agreements will allow to accelerate several partnerships between Areva and the Indian nuclear industry.
The company said that studies enabling the site excavation, the approval process forward with the Indian nuclear safety authority, and the detailed technical configuration of the Jaitapur EPR, will start in early 2011.
Areva CEO Anne Lauvergeon said that this agreement is the result of a long-term partnership between NPCIL and Areva to develop EPR in India.
