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NATION | Nuclear Energy

SHANTI Bill, 2025

The bedrock for a Safe,

Clean, and Strong Future

‘Safety First, Production Later’

India is moving forward with its commitment to Net Zero @2070. To strengthen
this commitment, it is also working towards achieving a target of 100 gigawatts
of nuclear power capacity to ensure an uninterrupted supply to meet the growing
energy demand by 2047. With this vision, Parliament has passed the Sustainable
Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill-
2025, or the SHANTI Bill, which clearly demonstrates India’s confidence, scientific
maturity, and responsibility in adopting global clean energy...

he SHANTI Bill, 2025, is not just a bill but a new rationalizes the provisions of the Atomic Energy
transformation in life brought about by clean Act, 1962, and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage
Tenergy. This bill was introduced to modernize (CLND) Act, 2010. It also grants statutory status to
India’s civilian nuclear energy sector. Through this the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board.
bill, India will take steps towards modernizing its This bill provides a regulatory framework for the
nuclear energy sector. Under this bill, private com- use of nuclear and radiation technologies in health-
panies will be able to participate in the operation of care, agriculture, industry, research, and other
nuclear power plants, electricity generation, equip- peaceful applications. It exempts limited activities,
ment manufacturing, and certain selected activities, such as those related to research, development,
while safety and strategic control will remain with and innovation, from licensing, and also grants
the government. Furthermore, obtaining prior per- formal statutory recognition to the Atomic Energy
mission will be mandatory for all activities related Regulatory Board (AERB) to strengthen regulatory
to radiation exposure. This bill consolidates and independence and authority.

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