India, Aug. 6 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
The Government has announced an ambitious Nuclear Energy mission for Viksit Bharat with a target of reaching a nuclear power capacity of 100 GW by 2047 to contribute significantly in achieving the target of Net Zero by 2070. Its main features are to augment power production from nuclear energy with least carbon emission and to cater the base load requirement which is currently supported by fossil fuel base power plants. Nuclear energy mission envisages deployment of large as well as small nuclear power plants in green fields, in brown fields, as captive plants and for off-grid applications in remote locations. This initiative aims for an active partnership with the...