Sources had told PTI that the homegrown power giant is exploring multiple international collaborations in the area of technology and fuel, including a minority equity investment in CCTE, to push its nuclear ambitions.
The US-based company has developed a patented thorium and enriched uranium nuclear fuel called ANEEL. It claims that the fuel is compatible with existing pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWR)/Canada Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) reactors.