Rosatom, India Discuss Expansion of Nuclear Power Cooperation

Rosatom CEO Alexey Likhachev held talks with Indian partners on the potential serial construction of both large and small Russian-designed nuclear power plants in India.

The discussions took place on the sidelines of an IAEA conference, according to a statement from the Russian state nuclear corporation’s press service, The Caspian Post reports, citing TASS.

"The parties discussed the potential for expanding cooperation and the serial construction of large and small nuclear power plants in India based on Russian design," the statement said.

Rosatom also confirmed reports from September 15 that the status of the Paks 2 NPP construction was discussed with Hungarian partners during the IAEA conference.

Earlier, Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said that in Vienna the Hungarian side discussed with Rosatom the acceleration of the nuclear power plant's construction.