2 Task Forces to Amend the Atomic Energy Act to Enable Private Participation in Nuclear Energy
The Centre has established two task forces to amend the Atomic Energy Act and address private suppliers' concerns, paving the way for private sector participation in nuclear power. These task forces will focus on nuclear safety, security, waste management, and supplier liability under the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act.
March 21, 2025. By Mrinmoy Dey
He further informed that this task force has members from DAE, Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), Nuclear Power Corporation of India (NPCIL), NITI Aayog, Ministry of Law and Justice (MoLJ) and Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).
The Task Force is looking into various aspects like build, own, operation of nuclear power plants by private sector, nuclear safety, security, safeguards, fuel procurement/fabrication, waste, management, spent fuel reprocessing, etc.
In addition, a separate Task Force is also looking into Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act (CLND Act) to address the concerns raised by private suppliers, informed Singh.
This comes as in Financial Year 2024-25, as part of Budget announcement, policy directive has been set to partner with the private sector for setting up Bharat Small Reactor (BSR), and in pursuance of the same, NPCIL has floated Request-for-Proposal to private industries to finance and build small-sized 220 MW-PHWR based NPPs as captive plants for electricity production.
Singh said that DAE is designing and developing Bharat Small Modular Reactor (BSMR) – 200 MWe, Small Modular Reactor (SMR) – 55 Mwe, and gas-cooled high-temperature reactor meant for hydrogen production.
The nuclear energy mission announced in the budget-2025 envisages deployment of 100 GWe of nuclear energy by 2047, which is essential for NetZero by 2070. The mission aims to provide reliable energy alternative to fossil fuel energy sources with an objective to replace retiring thermal power-plants, set up captive plants for energy intensive industry and providing energy for remote as well as off-grid location with objective to decarbonise the energy sector. Fund of INR 20,000 crore has been allocated in the Budget 2025 for deployment of five SMRs by 2033.
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