Small Modular Reactors

August 12, 2026 9:00 PM

India targets 100 GWe nuclear capacity by 2047, five indigenous SMRs by 2033: Jitendra Singh

India is stepping up efforts to build a self-reliant and globally competitive nuclear energy ecosystem, with a focus on Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), thorium utilisation, indigenous reactor technologies, domestic manufacturing and greater private-sector participation, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions and Prime Minister’s Office Jitendra Singh said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Singh said the country's long-term nuclear strategy remains ancho...

July 23, 2026 10:55 AM

Government unveils roadmap to achieve 100 GW nuclear power capacity by 2047, pushes indigenous small modular reactors

The Centre has outlined an ambitious roadmap to expand India's nuclear power generation capacity to 100 GW by 2047, with a strong focus on indigenous Small Modular Reactors (SMRs), greater private sector participation and enhanced nuclear safety under the Nuclear Energy Mission (NEM). In a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday, Union Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space Dr. Jitendra Singh said the Nuclear Energy Mission, announced in the Union Budget 2025–26, aims to support th...

June 2, 2026 9:33 PM

Energy security: Small modular reactors can ensure reliable power supply for defence manufacturing

India’s defence production and data centre ambitions are converging on the same constraint -- reliable power – and small modular reactors (SMRs) can support precision-oriented power supply for defence manufacturing and their deployment in emerging defence corridors could prove transformative for mission-critical operations, experts said here on Tuesday. “We cannot have energy transition without nuclear”, said Professor R. Srikanth, Dean of the School of Natural Sciences and Engineering,...