PARLIAMENT QUESTION: DEVELOPMENT OF SMALL MODULAR REACTOR

• Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are advanced fission reactors typically ≤300 MWe with modular, factory-built components; flagged by India as a clean, reliable energy source for industrial decarbonisation.
• India is developing the indigenous Bharat Small Modular Reactor (BSMR-200) and SMR-55, plus a Bharat Small Reactor (BSR) variant for private deployment.
• Examinable as a GS-III intersection of energy security, climate commitments, and S&T policy.