PARLIAMENT QUESTION: EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR POWER GENERATION CAPACITY

• Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) answered a Parliament Question on 19 March 2026 detailing India's installed nuclear capacity, generation trends, and the project pipeline.
• Topic intersects GS-III energy security, climate commitments (net-zero 2070), and the Nuclear Energy Mission announced in Union Budget 2025-26.
• Tests aspirants on plant locations, reactor types (PHWR/LWR/PFBR/SMR/BSR), statutory framework (Atomic Energy Act 1962, CLNDA 2010), and capacity targets (22,480 MW by 2031-32, 100 GW by 2047).