Recently, India signed an agreement with Bangladesh for civil nuclear cooperation, under which India has extended expertise and project support for Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant. India not being a member of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) cannot participate directly in the construction of atomic power reactors. But Indian companies can be involved in construction and installation works and in the supply of equipment of non-critical category. HCC is the only Indian company which has successfully constructed the nuclear power project with Russian VVER type Light Water nuclear reactors. HCC has constructed 65% of the country’s installed nuclear power capacity. 15 out of 24 nuclear reactors in India are built by HCC. India’s largest light water reactors built at Kudankulam nuclear power plant was built by HCC in 2010. HCC is currently engaged in the construction of the first phase of Integrated Nuclear Recycle Plant of BARC in Tarapur, Fast Reactor Fuel Cycle Facility (FRFCF) in Kalpakkam and Units 7 & 8 (2×700 MW) PWHR at Rawatbhata, Kota, Rajasthan.
