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India's nuclear energy sector has ushered in the new year with a new commitment, resolve, and imagination. The Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025, presents a paradigm shift in the architecture of the civil nuclear energy sector for multiple reasons.

* It opens up the sector for participation by the private sector, state-owned public sector undertakings (PSUs) and state government entities, besides the C...