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06-16-2009, Leading Authorities of the Indian Nuclear Industry and SCHOTT to Discuss about the Safety Technologies for Future Reactors SCHOTT organizes Nuclear Symposium in Mumbai
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Landshut (Germany), June 16, 2009 — Experts from the Indian nuclear industry are coming together in Mumbai on June 19, 2009. Top organizations, including NPCIL, BARC and BHAVINI, will be presenting the current status and the future of the nation’s Nuclear Power Program. The symposium has been organized by the German international technology group SCHOTT, a leading provider of secure and reliable electrical penetrations for safety-critical applications in nuclear power plants worldwide.
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India’s economy is growing at rates above 7 per cent per annum. “In order to meet the country’s rising energy requirements, all energy sources have to be developed to support the sustainability of long-term economic growth”, says Dr. S. K. Jain, Chairman and Managing Director of the National Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and Bharatiya Nabhikiya Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI). Both organizations are Public Sector Enterprises, under the administrative control of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Government of India. NPCIL has the key role of operating all 17 atomic power stations and implementing atomic power projects for the generation of electricity in pursuance of the schemes and programs of the Government, while BHAVINI’s objectives are the construction and commissioning of India’s first commercial Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamilnadu as well as the construction, commissioning, operation and maintenance of subsequent FBRs in the country.
Mr. K. B. Dixit, Director of Engineering and Procurement at NPCIL echoes this and adds, “Over the past 35 years, the nation has demonstrated full capability in all facets of commercial nuclear power plants viz. siting, designing, manufacturing, construction, operation and maintenance, renovation and modernization, waste management and decommissioning. An ambitious Nuclear Program has been planned by India to add 20,000 MW or more by 2020. This large scale deployment scenario in a densely populated country like India lends utmost importance to safety features”. As keynote speaker at the symposium, Mr. Dixit will be sharing his views on the future of the Indian nuclear industry.
Open talks on reliable supply chain and safe, cutting-edge technology
“Collaborative efforts and consolidation of the Indian industry based on domain expertise will help leverage the Indian industry’s strength to meet the scale and speed required by India’s Nuclear Power program. This approach will help realize the country’s potential to be a global hub for equipment and services in the ensuing nuclear renaissance,” commented Mr. Hari Ravindran, Deputy General Manager of Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T). As a major contributor to the success of the Indian nuclear power program, Mr. Ravindran will be presenting about the opportunities and challenges for the Indian nuclear power sector supply chain.
“SCHOTT set up our sales office in Mumbai in 1998. We enhanced our commitment to India with the acquisition of Bharat Glass Tube Ltd during the same year and a subsequent joint venture with KAISHA Manufacturers Private Ltd. in 2008”, commented Mr. Mohan Joshi, President of SCHOTT Glass India Pvt. Ltd.
“By organizing this symposium we want to bring together authoritative figures in the industry and discuss about the developments and the cutting-edge technology developed for the continued safe operation of nuclear power plants”, Mr. Hermann Ditz, Chief Executive Officer of SCHOTT Electronics GmbH, says.
German International Technology Group SCHOTT is a key player in the worldwide nuclear industry, having supplied more than 5,000 Electrical Penetration Assemblies (EPAs) for more than 50 nuclear power plants in the last 40 years. Dr. Oliver Fritz, Technology Expert from SCHOTT Electronic Packaging in Germany will talk about the latest technical developments regarding glass-to-metal sealed (GTMS) feedthroughs.
“Glass-to-metal sealed penetrations provide pass-through for power, control and instrumentation cables to the thousands of instruments, control panels, electric motors and many other electric and electronic devices within a nuclear power plant”, Dr Fritz explains. “They maintain the pressure boundary integrity of the containment structure for periods far above 60 years design lifetime and will enhance the safety levels of the new generation of reactor designs”, he adds.
Developing skills for the Advanced Reactor Program
As with all countries initiating nuclear programs, developing skilled manpower and nurturing a culture of safety and security is a big challenge. Another vital topic at the symposium will be the development of ways to optimize new builds and overcome the absence of experience with new designs in order to achieve cost-competitive supply of power to the grid.
The current status and future plans of the Indian Advanced Reactor Program will be pointed out by Dr. R. K. Sinha, Director of Reactor Design and Development Group at Bhabha Atomic Research Center (BARC). BARC is a premier multi-disciplinary nuclear research centre of India with the expertise to carry out advanced research and development activities for the entire spectrum of nuclear science, engineering and related areas. Mr. Prabhat Kumar, Project Director at BHAVINI will additionally provide an insight into the expectations towards the industries involved in the construction of the first 500 MWe Fast Breeder Reactor (FBR) at Kalpakkam in Tamil Nadu.
India is committed to a three-stage nuclear power development program involving the use of pressurized heavy water reactors, the fast breeder reactors and the thorium reactors. The country is also focused on capacity addition through indigenization with progressively higher local content for imported designs, up to 80 per cent. With a large thorium reserve and accumulated technological and operational expertise over the last 35 years, India is well-poised to become a world leader in the nuclear industry.
SCHOTT is an international technology group that sees its core purpose as the lasting improvement of living and working conditions. To this end, the company has been developing special materials, components and systems for 125 years. The main areas of focus are the household appliances industry, pharmaceuticals, solar energy, electronics, optics and the automotive industry. The SCHOTT Group is present in close proximity to its customers with production and sales companies in all its major markets. The Group’s approximately 17,300 employees generated worldwide sales of approximately 2.2 billion Euros in the fiscal year 2007/2008. The company's technological and economic expertise is closely linked with its social and ecological responsibility. The SCHOTT AG is an affiliate of the Carl-Zeiss-Stiftung (Foundation).
SCHOTT Glass India Private Limited, headed by Mr. Mohan Joshi, is a 100% subsidiary of SCHOTT, with sales offices in Mumbai and Pune and 400 employees at the manufacturing unit for glass tubing in Vadodara. SCHOTT KAISHA Private Ltd., a 50:50 joint venture of SCHOTT AG and KAISHA Manufacturers Private Ltd., is the leading manufacturer of primary pharmaceutical packaging made of glass in India. Lead by Mr. Kairus Dadachanji, 1,500 employees work at SCHOTT KAISHA in Mumbai and Daman. |
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