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Union Budget 2025: Government To Amend 'Civil Liability For Nuclear Damage Act' To Realise 100 GW Atomic Energy Goal By 2047

Kuldeep NegiFeb 01, 2025, 11:54 AM | Updated 11:54 AM IST
FM Sitharaman

FM Sitharaman


Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday (1 February) announced that laws will be amended to bolster nuclear energy sector in India.

The minister announced that the Atomic Energy Act and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act will be amended to realise goal of development of at least 100 GW of nuclear energy by 2047.

This initiative is expected to attract private sector investment in the nuclear energy sector.


Further, at least five indigenously developed SMRs will be operationalised by 2033.

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