Engineering major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and US-based nuclear fuel company Clean Core Thorium Energy (CCTE), have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to provide efficient solutions in clean energy globally.

This would be provided through CCTE’s patented fuel advanced nuclear energy for enriched life (Aneel).

Through the partnership, L&T and CCTE aim to accelerate nuclear power deployment globally, particularly in developing countries requiring large amounts of carbon-free electricity for growth.

It will help to establish a world-class supply chain for Aneel fuel, by leveraging L&T’s manufacturing prowess.

This partnership will activate Indo-US civil nuclear co-operation signed back in 2008. Under a Strategic Partnership Project Agreement with the US Department of Energy (DOE), CCTE’s Aneel fuel is undergoing accelerated irradiation testing in the Advanced Test Reactor at Idaho National Lab, and set to achieve planned burn-up targets of up to 60 GWd/T.