World Nuclear Exhibition in France' Paris to take place this month; Know why it is important for India
PRNewswire. The event will take place in Paris in association with GIFEN, the French Nuclear Industry Association. It will witness over 650 exhibitors and around 20,000 participants from over 76 countries, reported PRNewswire.
The theme for this year's World Nuclear Exhibition is “Connecting Nuclear to the World: Rising to the energy and environmental challenges." Over 17 countries that represent major nuclear players globally, will display their exhibitors in national pavilions. Partcipating countries include China, Canada, South Korea, Japan, the Czech Republic, the United Kingdom, the United States, and France. The event would also involve the WNE Innovation Awards Ceremony which would provide recognition to companies involving two prizes in each of 5 categories, one for big companies and one for SMEs/VSEs.
The five categories include Products and Services Innovation, Nuclear Safety Innovation, Operational Excellence Innovation, Knowledge & Skills Management Innovation and Societal and Sustainable Responsibility Innovation. Twenty top-selected innovative startups in the civil nuclear field will be exhibited within the WNE Startup Village. WNE has also organised a three-day learning program for explorers.
The three day event would involve over 130 panel discussions, keynotes, tribunes and workshops. India is committed to expanding its nuclear power capacity. India's installed nuclear power capacity is of 7480 MW presently.
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