Overview

• Jairam Ramesh asked why promised amendments to the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010 and the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 were not introduced in the monsoon session.
• Congress sought clarity on whether the two bills to enable private companies to establish and run nuclear plants will be brought in the Winter session.
• Ramesh urged legislation to create an independent regulator outside the atomic energy establishment to support private investment.
• He warned that proposed changes risk undoing the 2010 liability framework shaped by Arun Jaitley and Sushma Swaraj with support from then–PM Manmohan Singh.
• Industry figures voiced eagerness but flagged mounting costs from legislative delays, even as budget targets project a major nuclear build-out toward roughly 100 GW by 2047.