The Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Power held a meeting on “Roadmap for Development of Nuclear Power Generation.”
The Union Minister for Power and Housing & Urban Affairs noted that apart from electricity generation, nuclear energy could support non-electric applications such as hydrogen production, desalination, process steam, and space heating. The key steps for scaling up nuclear power, including amending existing laws to enable broader sector participation, strengthening public awareness on nuclear safety, facilitating land acquisition through brownfield expansions, streamlining regulatory approvals, and introducing tax concessions and long-term financing to ensure competitive tariffs.
Further, the need to diversify technology choices through competitive bidding, promote indigenous manufacturing under Make in India, secure diversified uranium fuel sources, expand the vendor base for nuclear equipment, and build skilled manpower through enhanced nuclear education and training infrastructure was also emphaised.