L&T exports nuclear plant equipment to US

New Delhi, Jan 13 (PTI) Reflecting a change in Indo-US
hi-tech trade ties, top Indian conglomerate L&T on Thursday
said it had shipped for the first time components for three
leading American nuclear power plant operators.
Larsen and Toubro, a 9.8-billion dollar engineering and
construction company, has delivered four dry shielded
canisters for American nuclear operators.
"These canisters form a part of orders of 50 such units
for three leading American nuclear power plant operators to be
manufactured in accordance with the US code of Federal
Regulations and Nuclear Safety Class 1 standards," a L&T
statement said.
"At L&T, we take pride in exporting the first nuclear
equipment consignment to USA. This marks an international
recognition of our capabilities and also the first steps in
participating in the potentially large global nuclear
equipment market," M V Kotwal, member, L&T Board said.
In 2008, the 45-nation Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) had
lifted a 34-year-old ban on global nuclear trade with India.
The NSG ban was imposed after had India conducted its
first peaceful nuclear explosion in 1974. It had prevented
India from participating in international nuclear trade. PTI
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