PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

• India operates 24 nuclear power reactors (excluding RAPS-1) with installed capacity 8,780 MW, run by Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) under the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
• Government roadmap targets 100 GW nuclear capacity by 2047 under the Nuclear Energy Mission announced in Union Budget 2025-26.
• UPSC relevance: intersects energy security, climate (net-zero 2070), federal regulation, S&T self-reliance, and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act debate.