PARLIAMENT QUESTION: NUCLEAR ENERGY SECTOR

• SHANTI Act, 2025 (Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India) is the new umbrella legislation for India's nuclear sector, replacing the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010.
• Opens nuclear power generation, fuel-cycle activities and non-power applications to private sector participation under Central Government licence and AERB safety authorisation.
• Anchors the Nuclear Energy Mission target of 100 GW by 2047 announced in Union Budget 2025-26.
• High-yield topic across GS-II (legislation, India-foreign relations on civil nuclear), GS-III (energy security, S&T, environment).