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The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 was passed in Parliament on Thursday and received Presidential assent on Saturday.
Written by Divya A New Delhi | December 23, 2025 04:04 AM IST
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The SHANTI Bill subsumes all laws dealing with the civil nuclear sector and also opens it up for participation by private players.
The United States has welcomed the recently passed Nuclear Bill in Parliament, articulating its readiness to undertake joint research and development in the nuclear energy sector.
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The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 was passed in Parliament on Thursday and received Presidential assent on Saturday.
In a statement on Monday, the US Embassy in New Delhi said, “We welcome India’s new #SHANTIBill, a step towards a stronger energy security partnership and peaceful civil nuclear cooperation. The United States stands ready to undertake joint innovation and R&D in the energy sector.”
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The SHANTI Bill subsumes all laws dealing with the civil nuclear sector and also opens it up for participation by private players.
It repealed the Atomic Energy Act of 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010. The Bill enables private companies and joint ventures to build, own, operate and decommission nuclear power plants under a licence from the government.
Divya A reports on travel, tourism, culture and social issues - not necessarily in that order - for The Indian Express. She's been a journalist for over a decade now, working with Khaleej Times and The Times of India, before settling down at Express. Besides writing/ editing news reports, she indulges her pen to write short stories. As Sanskriti Prabha Dutt Fellow for Excellence in Journalism, she is researching on the lives of the children of sex workers in India. ... Read More
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