PARLIAMENT QUESTION: DAE EXPANSION PROJECTS

• The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) answered a Lok Sabha question (04 Feb 2026) detailing 17 nuclear reactors totalling 13,100 MW under implementation — 7 under construction + 10 in pre-project stage.
• The expansion is the operational core of India's pledge to scale nuclear capacity from ~8,180 MW to 22,480 MW by 2031-32 and 100 GW by 2047 under the Nuclear Energy Mission announced in Union Budget 2025-26.
• High-yield UPSC node — touches GS-III (energy security, S&T) and GS-II (parliamentary oversight, federalism via state-wise siting).