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India Passes SHANTI Act, Targets 100 GW Nuclear by 2047

5/19/2026

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Summary

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India passed the SHANTI Act, 2025, which Harsh Vardhan Shringla said provides the basis to raise nuclear capacity from 8.8 GW to 100 GW by 2047.
The act repeals the 1962 Atomic Energy Act and 2010 liability law, removing barriers.
U.S. nuclear leaders met Indian ministers Manohar Lal and Jitendra Singh, prompting Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) CEO Maria Korsnick to say the act resolves the 2005 liability issue and expands reactor options.

History

Historical Context

In 1974 India, led by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, tested its first nuclear device at Pokhran, prompting the U.S. and UK to form the Nuclear Suppliers Group, which set a 12-kiloton export limit. The 2008 US-India civil nuclear pact lifted NSG bans, and the 2025 SHANTI Act repeals the 1962 Atomic Energy Act to remove liability for expanding India’s nuclear capacity to 100 GW by 2047.

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Story summary

India passed the SHANTI Act, 2025, which Harsh Vardhan Shringla said provides the basis to raise nuclear capacity from 8.8 GW to 100 GW by 2047.
The act repeals the 1962 Atomic Energy Act and 2010 liability law, removing barriers.
U.S. nuclear leaders met Indian ministers Manohar Lal and Jitendra Singh, prompting Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) CEO Maria Korsnick to say the act resolves the 2005 liability issue and expands reactor options.

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