The NTPC Limited has signed a strategic pact with US-based Clean Core Thorium Energy (CCTE) to explore development and deployment of advanced nuclear energy for enriched life (ANEEL).
Aneel is a thorium-based fuel for pressurised heavy water reactors (PHWRs).
Aneel fuel include the utilisation of thorium as a fuel in existing PHWR reactors, significant reduction in nuclear waste.
It is also, enhancing India’s energy security using domestically-available thorium, and improved safety and proliferation resistance.