PARLIAMENT QUESTION: REGULATING PRIVATE OPERATORS IN NUCLEAR SECTOR

• A Lok Sabha Question (29 Jan 2026) answered by the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) clarifying the regulatory architecture for private operators in India's nuclear sector under the new SHANTI Act.
• Marks India's pivot from a state-monopoly nuclear regime (Atomic Energy Act, 1962) to licensed private participation with operator-centric liability.
• Crucial for UPSC: intersects energy security, Nuclear Energy Mission for Viksit Bharat (100 GW by 2047), federal-strategic regulation, and civil nuclear liability debates.