PARLIAMENT QUESTION: DEVELOPMENT IN NUCLEAR ENERGY

• Nuclear Energy Mission (NEM) announced in Union Budget 2025-26, targeting 100 GWe nuclear capacity by 2047 to underpin India's Net Zero by 2070 pledge.
• Operationalised through the SHANTI Act, 2025 — opens nuclear sector to private participation for the first time.
• Twin-track strategy: large reactors (700 MWe indigenous PHWRs + imported advanced reactors) at greenfield sites, plus Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) including 220 MWe Bharat Small Modular Reactor (BSMR).