BHEL may get US nod for nuke power equipment supply by January

The country's largest power equipment maker, Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd (BHEL), is expecting to receive the much awaited N&NPT certification issued by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) by end January. The certificate is a statutory requirement for the supply of components to nuclear power reactors to be manufactured and installed anywhere in the world by American companies.

According to Mr A.V. Krishnan, Executive Director, BHEL Tiruchi complex, ASME completed auditing BHEL's facilities for the coveted quality assurance certification for nuclear power sector last week.

“BHEL is recommended by ASME auditors for issuance of N&NPT code symbol stamps. We are expecting to receive the certificate in end January,” Mr Krishnan told Business Line.


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