The National Summit on ‘Transport, Highways and Port Connectivity 2018’ recently held in New Delhi deliberated on several infrastructure related solutions with policy makers. The event was co-hosted by Mr. Nitin Gadkari Ministry of Road, Transport & Highways.
Mr Abhyuday Jindal, Managing Director, Jindal Stainless, addressed the gathering at the National Summit and stressed the need to intensify usage of stainless steel in transportation and urban infrastructure. High resistance to corrosion, high strength-to-weight ratio, and ability to withstand temperature and impact shocks render stainless steel as an ideal choice for the modern day transportation and urban infrastructure. From water pipelines to public transport such as trains, metros and buses, the utility of this metal is now being recognized in all spheres. Using stainless steel in manufacturing of a bus can reduce the weight of a bus by as much as 400kg.
Stainless steel has high weldability, making it easier for manufacturing the structure of vehicles. Due to its 100% recyclable nature and low-carbon print, stainless steel is a most sustainable and environmental friendly option. Other than road and highways, the Indian Railway has begun using stainless steel to develop their coaches and bridges to reduce fatal accidents in future. Stainless steel is now also being used for making fuel tanks.
Stainless steel has already, with the support of Jindal Stainless, been incorporated as an irreplaceable metal in the states of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa and Haryana in their State Road Transport Buses..
The development of 37M fuel in Ontario was a collaboration between OPG (Ontario Power Generation) and its CANDU industry partners, the originator of the 37M design. The CANDU Owners Group performs important testing and technology development. OPG’s subsidiary Canadian Nuclear Partners licensed the 37M design to SNC-Lavalin which facilitated collaboration and further development by SNC-Lavalin. This work contributes towards a version of the 37M fuel bundle design for use in those reactors.