GEE secures NPCIL approval to join India’s nuclear supply chain

NPCIL qualification for welding consumables supplier

GEE Ltd, a manufacturer of welding consumables and welding solutions, said it has received approval from the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL). The company said the approval enables it to participate in India’s highly regulated nuclear power supply chain.

According to GEE, NPCIL’s stringent technical, quality and safety standards place it among a select group of qualified domestic suppliers, which it described as a barrier to entry against low-cost competition.

Capacity expansion backdrop

GEE linked the approval to plans for expanding India’s nuclear power capacity from 8.8 GW to 22.5 GW by 2031 and 100 GW by 2047.

The company said nuclear projects typically involve large capital investments, milestone-based payments and multi-year execution cycles, which it expects to support longer-term revenue visibility.

What GEE plans to supply

GEE said it will support India’s nuclear power programme by supplying specialised welding consumables and engineering solutions for critical nuclear power applications.

NuScale hires Paragon Energy Solutions for HIPS-based I&C final design work

Contract scope tied to the 77-MWe module

Paragon Energy Solutions, a Mirion Technologies company, has won a contract from NuScale Power to complete the final design development of Paragon’s Highly Integrated Protection System (HIPS) for use with the 77-MWe NuScale Power Module.

The module is described as deployable with a single control room supporting as many as 12 modules.

Under the contract, Paragon is to complete the nonrecurring engineering and design deliverables for three instrumentation and control systems built on the HIPS platform: the module protection system, the safety display and indication system, and the plant protection system.

IIT Roorkee reports acid-resistant nanocomposite for uranium recovery from acidic wastewater

IIT Roorkee researchers have developed an acid-resistant magnetic nanocomposite to recover uranium and rare earth elements (REEs) from highly acidic wastewater, including acid mine drainage and nuclear effluent. The work, published in the Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, targets a key limitation of earlier nanomaterials, which can corrode and lose performance in low-pH conditions.

The approach encapsulates active magnetic nanoparticles within a porous silica protective shell. The protective layer is described as shielding the magnetic core from acid corrosion while still enabling chemical capture of target elements. Laboratory results reported that the material can recover up to 370 gms of uranium and REEs per kg of nanomaterial.

The researchers also report high extraction efficiency over five consecutive adsorption–desorption cycles, indicating potential for repeated use in treatment settings.