The Indian government has introduced the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, 2025 in Parliament, a sweeping rewrite of the country’s nuclear laws to dismantle decades-old public control and invite private corporations into nuclear power generation. The Bill repeals the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010, effectively removing supplier liability protections that once discouraged foreign and corporate investors. mint+1
Under the new regime, private companies and joint ventures can build, own, operate and decommission nuclear plants — with liability limits that shift financial risk away from suppliers and likely onto public bodies. mint Despite official claims that this will help India reach a target of 100 GW of nuclear capacity by 2047, nuclear power contributes only a tiny slice of India’s generation today and cannot realistically fill looming energy gaps alone. Wikipedia Critics argue the Bill mainly feeds corporate profit motives, transferring risk to the government and the public while serving big industry interests under the guise of clean energy. mint
