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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-3041
ANSWERED ON 19/03/2026
FDI IN NUCLEAR ENERGY SECTOR
3041. SHRI HARSH VARDHAN SHRINGLA
Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:-
(a) the policy initiatives undertaken by the Government to attract Foreign Direct Investment in
the civil nuclear energy sector, including recent reforms in liability regulations and ease of
doing business;
(b) the specific incentives, safeguards for risk sharing arrangements and partnership models
proposed to facilitate meaningful foreign participation;
(c) the present status of indigenous research manufacturing and deployment capabilities in Small
Modular Reactors (SMR’s); and
(d) the roadmap to integrate domestic industry public sector undertakings and startups to position
India as a global hub for SMR technology within the clean energy transition?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES AND PENSIONS
AND PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)
(a)&(b) The participation of foreign entities into nuclear sector will be as per the FDI policy of
the Government.
(c) The nuclear energy mission announced in the budget-2025 envisages deployment of 100
GWe of nuclear energy by 2047. Fund of INR 20,000 Crore allocated in the budget-2025
for deployment of five SMRs by 2033.
Currently BARC is developing following small modular reactors,
1. Bharat Small Modular Reactors (BSMR-200) for repurposing of retiring thermal
power plants & captive power plants for energy intensive industry such as aluminium,
steel, metal.
2. Small Modular Reactors (SMR-55) for providing energy for remote as well as off-grid
location with objective to decarbonise the energy sector.
3. High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor of capacity 5 MWth for hydrogen generation
for decarbonisation of transport sector & process industries.
Prototype reactors will be deployed at DAE sites.(d) India's nuclear power expansion strategy aims to harness the potential of nuclear energy
through active involvement of public and private sectors including the participation of
domestic industry. By this, India intends to contribute and benefit from the global nuclear
energy ecosystem including research, technology, manufacturing, finance, insurance and
skill development.
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