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Power giant NTPC will soon submit its first feasibility study for a nuclear project with the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and seek its nod to go ahead with the plan, sources said. The approval will pave the way for NTPC to begin work on its first standalone nuclear project in India as the PSU is keen to achieve at least 2 GW of nuclear capacity by 2032. Further, the company is in process of conducting feasibility studies in two more states and in the latest development has received a go-ahead from the Bihar government to conduct a feasibility study for a nuclear project in the state's Banka district, they said. As part of its energy diversification strategy, NTPC is looking to set up 30 GW of nuclear projects in at least 14 states with investments worth lakhs of crores to contribute to the government 's ambitious 100 GW nuclear capacity target by 2047. NTPC has completed feasibility study in one of the states, while it is in the process of undertaking feasibility studies in ..
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