Project for setting up of the Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership (GCNEP) in India was sanctioned during September, 2010 with a proposal for construction in phases.
The construction activities of Phase-I buildings have been completed and the construction activities for the next phase is being taken up.
The facility is operational in the buildings completed in Phase-I.
Setting up of the facility is being done indigenously by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership is World’s first nuclear energy partnership centre at Bahadurgarh, Haryana India.
This center will facilitate deliberation and discussions of international experts on various issues including innovation in nuclear reactors and the nuclear fuel cycle, development of proliferation-resistant reactors, security technologies and the effects of radiation exposure.