Why it is in the news
On 25 September 2026, senior officials of the Ministry of Power met the French state-owned utility Électricité de France (EDF) in New Delhi to discuss deploying European Pressurised Reactors (EPRs) in India. The meeting came as the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) moves to finalise the rules and regulations under the SHANTI Act, 2025, the law that has opened India’s tightly controlled civil nuclear sector to private players.
The exam angle
Issue: Can the SHANTI framework draw private and foreign capital into nuclear power fast enough to reach 100 GW by 2047 without weakening safety, regulatory independence or the compensation available to victims?