India Considers Allowing Private Firms to Develop Nuclear Plants
- Country reviewing law, with an eye to adding small reactors
- Atomic energy minister Singh comments in reply to parliament
The Norora Atomic Power Station near Norora, India.
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India’s state-controlled nuclear power industry is considering allowing greater participation of private firms, with an aim to developing small modular reactors to help decarbonize industry.
The country is reviewing its six-decade-old atomic energy law to allow more involvement from non-state companies, federal atomic energy minister Jitendra Singh said Wednesday in a written reply to questions in parliament. India currently allows private technology and construction in nuclear plants, but operations and fuel management are controlled by federal government companies.