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Quick scan: SHANTI Act 2025 and nuclear safety regulation
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Private players enter nuclear power, but who guards safety? The AERB and SHANTI Act 2025 for GS3
AERB stresses safety as private players enter nuclear energy.
Why it matters: GS-3 core
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The AERB chairperson has said there will be no compromise on safety as private participation in nuclear energy opens up under the SHANTI Act, 2025.
The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, set up in 1983, is India's nuclear safety regulator.
ഉറവിടങ്ങൾ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- The SHANTI Act, 2025 opens up India's nuclear energy sector to private participation.
- The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) was set up in 1983 as India's nuclear safety regulator.
- The AERB chairperson has said there will be no compromise on safety as private entry begins.
- Nuclear safety regulation sits under GS Paper 3: Energy and Science and Technology.
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- The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB), set up in 1983, is India's nuclear safety regulator.
- The SHANTI Act, 2025 provides for private participation in the nuclear energy sector.
- The AERB's role is regulating safety of nuclear and radiation facilities, distinct from the operators who run them.
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GS Paper 3 (Energy, Science and Technology): Opening nuclear power to private players under the SHANTI Act, 2025 raises the need for a strong, credible safety regulator. The AERB, set up in 1983, must enforce safety without compromise as operator diversity grows. The way forward is a statutory, independent and well-resourced regulator with transparent oversight, alongside clear liability and public confidence measures.
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