The U.S.-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) and the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) recently led a four-day U.S. Executive Nuclear Industry Delegation to India. The delegation comprised of an eclectic mix, included companies across the full nuclear value chain, from reactor developers, engineering, procurement, and construction firms, companies engaged across the nuclear fuel cycle, suppliers of key components and equipment, and providers of specialized services over the life of a nuclear program.

Over four days in New Delhi and Mumbai, the delegation engaged with senior leaders across the Government of India, state governments and regulators. Key engagements included meetings with Finance Minister, Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman; Minister of Power, Shri Manohar Lal Khattar; Minister of State for the Department of Atomic Energy, Dr. Jitendra Singh, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Devendra Fadnavis; leadership from the Government of Andhra Pradesh including Shri. Nara Lokesh, Minister for IT, Electronics & Communications, Real Time Governance, and Human Resources Development, and Sri Krishna Devaraya Lavu, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), along with senior officials from the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL), and the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB).

The delegation also held industry receptions in both New Delhi and Mumbai, attended by senior policymakers, diplomats, business leaders, and nuclear energy stakeholders from the United States and India.