Prime Minister to lay foundation stone Tomorrow, Haryana will emerge on the global strategic map when Prime Minister Manmohan Singh lays the foundation stone of the Global Centre for Nuclear Energy Partnership. The project is the result of India’s collaboration with four countries that are permanent members of the five-member UN Security Council. “The centre will be set up with the assistance and collaboration of France, Russia, United States and United Kingdom,” Rohtak MP Deepender Hooda said today adding that these countries have the knowledge capital. Spread across 235 acres, the project will be owned by the Government of India and is located in Jasaur Kehri in Jhajjar District -- some 30 km from central Delhi. Proximity to the National Capital will mean that air and train connectivity will not be an issue. The project will be on the upcoming Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) highway that will allow easy access from not just Delhi but also from Gurgaon. The initiative had been announced by the Prime Minister at the Nuclear Security Summit in Washington in April 2010. It will entail an investment of approximately Rs 1,000 crore. A College of Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems Studies, College of Nuclear Security Studies, College on Radiological Safety Studies, College of Nuclear Material Characterisation Studies and College for Studies on Applications of Radioisotopes and Radiation Technologies will be within its ambit. These establishments will study various aspects of the use of nuclear energy and related research. Deepender Hooda said the centre would facilitate deliberation and discussions among 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. The centre will facilitate research by Indian and visiting international scientists, training of Indian and international participants, international seminars, workshops, group discussions by experts on topical issues along with development and conduct of courses in association with interested countries and the International Atomic Energy Agency. The facilities and infrastructure of virtual reality laboratories, hypothetical nuclear facility, barrier technology test site and vehicle access control test site, sensor evaluation test bed, accreditation facilities for monitors and systems and radiation monitoring, calibration and accreditation laboratory will also be set up. The PM will also lay the foundation stone of a 710 bedded National Cancer Institute (NCI). The institute will be set up at AIIMS-II in Badhsa, Jhajjar district. The NCI will have 200 beds dedicated to clinical research and another 200 for palliative care of patients in advanced stages of cancer along with a 24x7 cancer emergency ward. This institute will be set up in 45 months. Within its ambit College of Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems Studies College of Nuclear Security Studies College on Radiological Safety Studies College of Nuclear Material Characterisation Studies College for Studies on Applications of Radioisotopes and Radiation Technologies