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The
ules
equi e
applica ts
to
demo st ate
fi a cial,
ma age ial
a d
tech ical
capabilities,
i cludi g
a a geme ts
fo
assu ed
fuel
supplies,
spe t
fuel
a d
adioactive
waste
ma ageme t,
a d
to
meet
uclea
liability
a d
decommissio i g
obligatio s.

NEW
DELHI:
The
gove me t
has
p oposed
a
detailed
lice si g
a d
safety
f amewo k
fo
expa di g
atomic
powe ,
i cludi g
i su a ce
o
fi a cial
secu ity
o
a
combi atio
of
both,
fo
uclea
damage,
as
it
seeks
to
scale
clea
e e gy
by
allowi g
p ivate
a d
fo eig
pa ticipatio
i
the
uclea
secto
u de
the
SHANTI
Act.The
gove me t
eleased
the
d aft
SHANTI
Rules,
2026
a d
SHANTI
Regulatio s,
2026,
o
F iday
fo
public
co sultatio ,
p ovidi g
sepa ate
but
li ked
f amewo ks
fo
lice si g
a d
safety
autho isatio .
While
the
Rules
deal
with
lice si g
of
uclea
a d
elated
activities,
the
Regulatio s
set
out
detailed
safety
equi eme ts
at
diffe e t
stages
of
a
facility’s
life.The
Sustai able
Ha essi g
a d
Adva ceme t
of
Nuclea
E e gy
fo
T a sfo mi g
I dia
(SHANTI)
Act,
e acted
i
Dec
last
yea ,
eplaced
the
Atomic
E e gy
Act
of
1962
a d
Civil
Liability
fo
Nuclea
Damage
Act
of
2010,
p ovidi g
a
ew
f amewo k
fo
safety,
lice si g
a d
liability
i
the
uclea
secto .I dia
has
set
a
ta get
of
100
GW
of
uclea
capacity
by
2047,
f om
8.8
GW
cu e tly.
The
gove me t
has
also
ta geted
a ou d
22
GW
by
2031-32
as
pa t
of
its
Nuclea
E e gy
Missio .U de
the
p oposed
Rules,
p ospective
ope ato s
ca
seek
a
“i -p i ciple
app oval”
eve
befo e
selecti g
a
site
o
tech ology,
allowi g
them
to
egotiate
with
eacto
tech ology
ve do s
a d
acqui e
la d
a d
othe
i f ast uctu e.
The
app oval
would
ot
amou t
to
a
fi al
lice ce
a d
ca
be
evoked
o
g ou ds
i cludi g
public
i te est,
atio al
secu ity,
public
health
a d
safety,
o
mis ep ese tatio
o
supp essio
of
mate ial
facts.

The
ules
also
allow
a
si gle
composite
lice ce
fo
buildi g,
ow i g,
ope ati g
a d
decommissio i g
uclea
pla ts.
The
lice ce
ca
cove
elect icity
ge e atio ,
captive
ge e atio ,
hyd oge
p oductio ,
esea ch
a d
othe
peaceful
applicatio s,
with
captive
uclea
powe
specifically
ecog ised
fo
e e gy-i te sive
i dust ies,
data
ce t es,
semico ducto
ma ufactu i g
a d
AI
applicatio s.Fo
eacto s
based
o
fo eig
desig s,
the
Rules
equi e
the
desig
to
be
app oved
o
ce tified
by
the
egulato y
autho ity
i
the
cou t y
of
o igi
a d
the
eacto
to
be
ope atio al
eithe
the e
o
i
a othe
fo eig
cou t y.
The
cou t y
of
o igi
must
have
a
self- elia t
uclea
eacto
desig
a d
supply-chai
ecosystem
a d
globally
t usted
egulato y
app ovals.The
ules
equi e
the
lice see
to
obtai
desig
app oval
a d
safety
autho isatio
f om
the
Atomic
E e gy
Regulato y
Boa d
(AERB)
fo
siti g,
co st uctio ,
commissio i g,
ope atio
a d
decommissio i g.
The
Regulatio s
p ovide
fo
detailed
safety
checks,
i cludi g
exami atio
of
pla t
desig ,
accide t
a alysis,
safety
systems,
site
cha acte istics,
adiological
impact,
eme ge cy
p epa ed ess,
waste
ma ageme t
a d
secu ity.Befo e
a
pla t
gets
ope ati g
autho isatio ,
it
will
have
to
submit
commissio i g
esults,
safety
epo ts,
tech ical
specificatio s,
adiatio
p otectio
a d
eme ge cy
pla s,
besides
obtai i g
waste
autho isatio .The
ules
equi e
applica ts
to
demo st ate
fi a cial,
ma age ial
a d
tech ical
capabilities,
i cludi g
a a geme ts
fo
assu ed
fuel
supplies,
spe t
fuel
a d
adioactive
waste
ma ageme t,
a d
to
meet
uclea
liability
a d
decommissio i g
obligatio s.

Ope ato s
will
have
to
mai tai
i su a ce
o
fi a cial
secu ity,
o
a
combi atio
of
both,
fo
uclea
damage,
with
the
fi a cial
secu ity
emai i g
i
place
u til
spe t
fuel
is
emoved
f om
the
eleva t
sto age
pool.The
ules
also
p ovide
fo
a
Nuclea
Liability
Fu d,
to
be
fu ded
th ough
a
levy
o
ope ato s.
The
Ce t e
will
eview
the
maximum
limits
of
a
ope ato ’s
civil
liability
fo
uclea
damage
eve y
five
yea s
th ough
a
expe t
g oup.U a ium
a d
tho ium
mi i g,
howeve ,
emai s
est icted,
with
mi i g
above
gove me t- otified
th esholds
limited
to
state
e tities
omi ated
u de
existi g
mi i g
ules.

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