India Nuclear Energy Expo gears up to power India’s civil nuclear energy sector

The 9th edition of its flagship international exhibition and conference, India Nuclear Energy (INE) for the Civil Nuclear Energy sector, is scheduled to be held on November 9 –10, at Nehru Centre, Worli, Mumbai. The expo is dedicated to supporting and promoting the civil nuclear energy industry in the country.

The expo will see the participation of over 65 exhibitors, with a brand new sector – the Non-Power application of Nuclear Energy – being added to last year’s repertoire. INE 2017 will bring together senior officials from Business France, ROSATOM, South Korea, Electricite De France (EDF), Nuvia India, Kirloskar Brothers Ltd, L&T Special Steel and Heavy Forgings, Cadmatic Software Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bureau Veritas (India) Pvt Ltd, Kirloskar Chillers Private Limited. Aifen, Andra, Assystem, AXON Cable, CEA, EGIS, ERMES, Fuji Electricals, Georgin, and many more heavy weights from the civil nuclear industry space. Exhibitors can expect direct access to end users from NPCIL & Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) including the Procurement, Project, R&D, Operations and Maintenance teams for business and technical discussions, as well as B2B meetings with global civil nuclear industry stakeholders, including Government of India officials, senior officials from World Nuclear Association (WNA), Department of Atomic Energy, Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCI), Indian Nuclear Society (INS), and many more.

INE 2017 is geared to showcase latest industry offerings and technologies including innovations, system optimizations, maintenance and condition monitoring equipment as well as non-power applications pertaining to food, manufacturing of processed food and cosmetics from industry suppliers. Significantly, the two day event will provide opportunities for domestic and international companies to interact and network with comprehensive Country Pavilions from France, Russia and South Korea, along with leading corporates from the Civil Nuclear Energy fraternity in India, to tap the huge potential of nuclear sector. Supplementary features such as e-portal registrations by NPCIL and Vendor Development Programs by the Ministry of Small and Medium Industry (MSME) will add immense value for the attendees.

The event will also be marked by content-rich conferences on both days. Day 1 will see discussions on the theme: ‘Nuclear Renaissance In India – Power Generation’ that will commence with a roundtable discussion on ‘Indian Nuclear Power Programme – Present status & looking ahead for next decade’, in an endeavour to throw light on ‘Current Challenges Vs Lessons learnt’ and ‘the Present Industry Capacity & Policies for Expansion / Development’. Additionally, panel discussions on topics such as ‘Manufacturing & Supply Chain’; ‘Liability / Insurance Pool’; ‘Fuel Cycle and Components’; and ‘Involvement of institutional agencies in the development of nuclear energy program: R&D, training, capacity building’ are bound to keep the audience riveted along with a number of technical presentations on key issues that will supplement the discussions.

Day 2 will witness a much awaited, insightful conference, on the subject of Non-Power Applications of Nuclear Energy with a special focus on irradiation in food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical products. The day will commence with a Welcome & Seminar Overview by Board of Radiation and Isotope Technology (BRIT), followed by sessions on ‘Setting up of Irradiation Plant; Irradiation of Food products’; ‘Experience sharing by plant operators’; and ‘Radiation Technology: Awareness and Acceptance’.