New Delhi, March 21 -- A Task Force has been constituted in the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) to study the amendments required in the Atomic Energy Act for implementing the government's push for nuclear power generation involving the private sector, the Parliament was told on Thursday.

A Task Force is looking into various aspects like build, own, operate model of nuclear plants by the private sector, nuclear safety, security and safeguards, Union Minister of State for Atomic Energy and Space Jitendra Singh told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply.

He said the nuclear energy mission announced in Budget 2025 envisages the deployment of 100 GWe of nuclear energy by 2047, which is essential for NetZero by 2070. "The mission aims to provi...