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NUCLEAR ENERGY NEWS
As govt eases N-power restrictions, how India's SMR ambitions will get private sector boost
October 06, 2025 4:31 pm
Small modular reactors, which have a capacity of 30MWe to 300 MWe per unit, are being seen as important for nuclear energy to remain a commercially competitive option, especially when large nuclear projects are facing implementation delays. Here's what is happening in India.
India open to encouraging SMR-led nuclear energy push to power AI data centre boom
September 23, 2025 3:58 am
Nuclear energy offers a solution to support AI applications with a clean, round-the-clock power source that can tide over the limitations of renewable energy.
How India’s nuclear mission can be both ambitious and realistic
August 21, 2025 1:02 pm
As India liberalises its nuclear sector, a key question is - how can public–private partnerships effectively address the institutional and financial bottlenecks in its nuclear programme?
Nasa is racing to build a nuclear reactor on moon by 2030; here’s the reason
August 13, 2025 5:43 pm
China and Russia aim to build automated nuclear power stations on the moon by 2035.
Holtec plans to go public early next year to part-finance proposed SMR-based nuclear projects in India: CEO
July 03, 2025 11:04 pm
Foreign Cos now getting ready to come and invest in India, proposed legislative amendments are key: Kris P Singh
Opening up India's civil nuclear sector: Work underway for changes in two key laws
June 30, 2025 11:47 am
The government has committed to getting both these legislations passed, including an explicit assurance to this effect made in the Union Budget presented earlier this year.
From nuclear energy to EVs, India needs to keep all technology options open, says Principal Scientific Advisor Ajay Kumar Sood: Here's why
April 13, 2025 8:17 am
SMRs, he told The Indian Express, have a distinct advantage. “If one needs a very focused energy supply, like for data centers, an SMR offers a possible application, even if it (cost of generation) is not economical”.
India is taking the nuclear energy leap
March 31, 2025 12:10 am
With increased allocation for research, clear roadmap India is set to substantially increase atomic energy production
On nuclear energy, it can't be business-as-usual
February 27, 2025 12:05 pm
At long last, the government seems to have awakened to the inevitable role of nuclear energy in the realisation of 'Viksit Bharat'. The private sector, while it needs to be mobilised to scale up the programme has, at best, a secondary role
Why China’s recent nuclear fusion breakthrough is significant
January 30, 2025 2:14 pm
The promise of fusion energy is alluring. If, and when, it comes through, other sources of alternative clean energy, like solar or wind, to tackle the climate crisis could even be redundant. This is why a recent breakthrough has grabbed attention.
NUCLEAR ENERGY PHOTOS
Luminaries of science meet in Mumbai
January 05, 2015 4:19 pm
Experts highlighted the need to share worldwide research on nuclear energy on the third day of Indian Science Congress.
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