UPSC-Relevant News Items

1. India Overhauls Nuclear Power Regime, Opens Sector to Private Investment, and Grants Statutory Status to AERB- EDITORIAL ANALYSIS

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Summary:

• • The SHANTI Bill, 2025, modernizes India’s nuclear regime by:
• • Replacing the Atomic Energy Act (1962) and CLNDA (2010).
• • Allowing private sector entry into nuclear energy operations.
• • Facilitating investment in advanced technologies like SMRs.
• • Introducing a graded liability cap framework.
• • Granting statutory independence to the AERB, whose scope is expanded to include stringent oversight of nuclear waste disposal and non-power applications.
• • Ensuring continued adherence to global non-proliferation commitments.
• • Aiding the national goal of achieving 100 GW nuclear capacity by 2047.

Additional Facts:

• • Statutory elevation of the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) establishes an independent legal framework for nuclear safety oversight, separate from executive departmental control.

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