Nuclear Power In India

AERB grants licence to NFC-Kota to fuel 700 MWe nuclear reactors

The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has granted an operating licence to the Nuclear Fuel Complex-Kota, which is designed to provide fuel to 700 MWe Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors. The facility in Rajasthan's Rawatbhata has a licensed annual capacity of 500 metric tonnes of natural uranium dioxide (UO2) fuel bundles. "The proposed activity of operation can be carried out in compliance with this license without undue risk to workers, the public and the environment," said the AERB in an order issued last week. The operation licence was granted after the AERB conducted a detailed safety assessment under its regulatory framework. "The activities at NFC-Kota are of low hazard category. The systems required for radioactive waste management and prevention of spread of contamination during operation are available. The application, the subsequent submissions and the review carried out have shown that the associated safety aspects have been adequately addressed," said the AERB. The .

Another steam generator dispatched to NPCIL ahead of schedule, says L&T

Infrastructure major Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Wednesday said that its heavy engineering arm has dispatched another steam generator to the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) in an effort to fast-track the country's energy security goal. The steam generators are used in pressurised heavy water reactors to convert water into steam, driving turbines for electricity generation. These generators are fabricated at L&T's facilities at the AM Naik Heavy Engineering Complex at Hazira and Vadodara in Gujarat. "The heavy engineering arm of L&T has dispatched the seventh 700 MWe steam generator for the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL)," L&T said in a statement. The company said that the "before-time dispatch reinforces the company's commitment to supporting India's energy goals and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of an Aatmanirbhar Bharat". L&T Heavy Engineering manufactures and supplies high-technology reactors and critical process systems ..

Smart pumps power nuclear energy growth in India's clean energy shift

Smart pumps power India's nuclear leap as Kalpakkam Fast Breeder Reactor achieves criticality, marking a milestone in clean energy ambitions

India's fast breeder reactor attains criticality: Here's why it matters

India's Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam has attained criticality, moving closer to full power generation and advancing the second stage of the country's long-term nuclear energy strategy

Best of BS Opinion: New rural jobs law will bring significant changes

Today's wrap looks at the new rural jobs law, the push to open civil nuclear power to private investors, a US strategic reset, RBI's views on bank ownership, and a book on American power

Explained: SHANTI Bill and India's push for private nuclear energy

The SHANTI 2025 proposes a new legal framework to govern the production, use and regulation of nuclear energy and ionising radiation in India

Cabinet clears SHANTI Bill to open civil nuclear energy to private sector

The Cabinet nod comes as a significant development for India's nuclear energy sector, as it aims to reach a 100 GW atomic energy target by 2047

Atomic Energy Bill 2025 in final stages of preparation: Jitendra Singh

Policy directives of the Government with regard to specific aspects of the Bill are being suitably incorporated before being put up for approvals, according to the Union Minister

Air pollution, SIR, Vande Mataram: Key issues and bills in Winter Session

Winter Session of Parliament could see debates on air pollution, electoral revisions, Vande Mataram, and key bills spanning nuclear energy, higher education, and corporate law

Nuclear power sector to open for private players soon, says PM Modi

PM Modi's remarks come ahead of Parliament's winter session, where the Centre has listed the 'Atomic Energy Bill, 2025', which seeks to open up India's civil nuclear power sector to private players

PM to lay foundation stone of NTPC's 2,800 MW nuclear project in Rajasthan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of NTPC and NPCIL's 2,800 MW Mahi Banswara nuclear project in Rajasthan, marking NTPC's nuclear entry

Best of BS Opinion: Land reforms, nuclear energy can power Indian economy

Today's Opinion page traverses the regulatory landscape, from land reforms to nuclear power, corporate governance to government divestment and comes away with deep insights into all

India set to ease entry of private firms into nuclear power generation

The government may change nuclear laws to let private companies run plants, as it works on rules and targets 100 GW of clean energy from nuclear power by the year 2047

Power minister urges states to plan nuclear projects to meet rising demand

Union Power Minister Manohar Lal highlighted the national goal of achieving 100 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047; India currently has nuclear power capacity of 8.18 GW across 24 reactors

Power minister urges states to plan nuclear projects to meet rising demand

Union Power Minister Manohar Lal highlighted the national goal of achieving 100 GW of nuclear power capacity by 2047; India currently has nuclear power capacity of 8.18 GW across 24 reactors

Malur Ramasamy Srinivasan: A nuclear scientist who advocated disarmament

After the first peaceful nuclear explosion at Pokhran in 1974, Srinivasan was one of the small group of scientists and technocrats who ensured that the country's nuclear sector achieved self-reliance

States urged to propose nuclear plants where feasible: Manohar Lal Khattar

Union Minister for Power Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said the Centre has asked state governments to examine the feasibility of setting up nuclear power plants in their respective areas and send proposals. The possibility of setting up a nuclear power plant in Goa was discussed during a review meeting with Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Union Minister of State for New and Renewal Energy Shripad Naik, Goa Power Minister Sudin Dhavalikar and Urban Development Minister Vishwajit Rane here, he said. "Right now, we are generating eight gigawatts of nuclear power. Our aim is to generate 100 gigawatts by 2047," Khattar told reporters after the meeting. Asked about Goa, he said the coastal state does not have any thermal, hydro or solar power plants. "We are of opinion that wherever there is a possibility of setting up a nuclear power plant, it should be considered," he said, adding "in future, if Goa puts up a proposal for a nuclear power plant, it would be considered positively." The .

India may allow up to 49% foreign investment in nuclear power plants

As the country seeks to shift away from coal, it is seeking to supplement wind and solar with atomic energy to meet high night-time energy demand

Govt likely to ease nuclear liability laws to attract foreign firms

India may be revisiting the law that was largely influenced by the Bhopal Gas Tragedy, to encourage US investment