With energy security in his mind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump have confirmed their faith in nuclear power. After his conversation at the White House on Thursday, he strengthened “his commitment” through “massive localization and potential technology transfer” to work together on US-designed nuclear reactors in India.
Since 2008, when the Landmark India-US civil nuclear deal was signed, there is no headway in the conversation. No new American nuclear reactor made it into Indian soil in the 21st century. Demanding to end the deadlock, the leaders have now not only shown interest in building large reactors, but have also upgraded small modular reactors in India.
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A stum has been a nuclear liability ruled to the people of India, which has been a bugbier for American nuclear suppliers. Most global nuclear damage liability liabilities are friendly for commercial institutions.
Today, in his joint statement, PM Modi and Trump welcomed the budget 2025 announcements for amending the Atomic Energy Act and Civil Liability for Atomic Damage Act (CLNDA) for nuclear reactors.
The statement said that the two leaders also decided to install bilateral arrangements according to CLNDA, which would address the issue of civil liability and facilitate the cooperation of Indian and American industry in the production and deployment of nuclear reactors. “
Interestingly, the National Democratic alliance (NDA) – when Manmohan Singh was the Prime Minister in the protest in 2010, ensured that the “people -friendly” provisions were included in the Cland. Now, someone will have to wait and see how amendments are made that can cover both American and Indian interests.
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Russia is already working on additional reactors in Kudankulam, Tamil Nadu, and proceeded with it even after India’s new nuclear liability regime was passed.
This new understanding among leaders can open doors to make reactors on Indian soil for American suppliers. The Westinghouse Electric Company is in talks to sell the AP1000 nuclear reactors to India. New Delhi had identified a greenfield site for the construction of these large passively cooled reactors.
The Government of India and Westinghouse are also discussing a project for the construction of six 1,000-Magawatt nuclear reactors in Kovawada, Andhra Pradesh.
There are also small and modular nuclear reactors on Envil who have received traction in recent times. In his meeting with US security advisor Michael Waltz, PM Modi emphasized small modular reactors and discussed industrial cooperation and civil nuclear power.
PM Modi and Trump said that the further route for increased citizen nuclear cooperation will unlock the plan to manufacture large American-decorated reactors and develop, deploy and score nuclear power production with advanced small modular reactors Will enable cooperation for.
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Wrapping the PM’s American visit, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said that the construction of US-designed nuclear reactors in India, and large-scale localization as well as technology transfer through technology transfer, And also an agreement was made to carry forward this process. ,
“Both countries have been discussing for some time, cooperation in small modular reactors and this is again something that was marked today. In the previous years, obstacles in realizing this cooperation in India due to some legal provisions in India Started to be addressed in the sector.
This synergy follows a budget declaration by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitarman about the creation of a new ‘nuclear power mission’ and a push to amend laws that limit this development. In her speech, Ms. Sitarman said that by 2047, the development of at least 100 GW nuclear power is “required for our energy transition efforts”.
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He said, “For an active partnership with the private sector for this goal, the amendment in the Atomic Energy Act and the Civil Liability for the Atomic Damage Act,” he said.
Nuclear technology in India has end-to-end capabilities-from the eurrenium mining to the creation of nuclear power plants to reproduce nuclear fuel. However, there are not enough uranium resources.
Nuclear power is considered the only permanent almost zero carbon emission source for the supply of base load power, which is why many countries are embracing nuclear power to reduce the effects of climate change, even they They generate more electricity.
Ms. Sitarman has also said that a ‘nuclear power mission’ will be set up for research and development of small modular reactors (SMR) with a outlay of Rs 20,000 crore. At least five indigenously developed SMRs will be operated by 2033, saying that while presenting the eighth budget continuously.
Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, Dr. A. “But obtaining land and proper nuclear fuel can be a limited factor. Private sector can help the capacity of prisoners nuclear plants especially in the ability to increase the manufacture of small modular reactors,” he said.
According to the Department of Atomic Energy, India has so far established an 8,180 MW nuclear power capacity, and currently, there are 24 operating reactors in the country. Of these, 20 reactors are pressurized on heavy water reactors (PHWR) and have four light water reactors (LWRs).
India, being a very heavy energy consumer, is now monitoring nuclear power due to the low carbon source of Aadhaar power generation.
