The NDA government has cleared the Atomic Energy Bill, 2025, which is one of the key amendments being readied to overhaul a couple of overarching laws governing the country’s atomic energy sector. The cabinet clearance Friday now sets the stage for the government to move legislative amendments during the last week of the winter session in Parliament, which are aimed at tweaking the Atomic Energy Act 1962 to enable private companies to enter nuclear power plant operations in India.

Consequently, private players could take a minority equity exposure of up to 49 per cent in upcoming nuclear power projects, with the move also potentially setting the stage for foreign companies, in collaboration with global sovereign wealth funds, to infuse equity into these projects. Hitherto, atomic ener

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