As the US Executive Nuclear Mission visited India, BJP Rajya Sabha MP Harsh Vardhan Shringla underlined the significance of increasing the nation's nuclear capacity, emphasising that the goal is to increase the capacity to 100 gigawatts by 2047.
Speaking on Monday, Shringla cited the recent historic Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025 as the basis for this quick growth.The "SHANTI Bill," which later became the "SHANTI Act," was approved by Parliament in December. This Act created a framework for the deployment of both international and domestic investment in the nuclear energy industry.

To put it another way, we want to increase our nuclear energy capacity from 8.8 gigawatts to 100 gigawatts by 2047," he stated.Shringla linked India's rapid progress to this enormous push for nuclear energy. "Our economy is growing at a very rapid pace; therefore, we require not only renewable energy sources but also a reliable 'baseload' capacity--something which, I believe, nuclear energy is uniquely positioned to provide," he stated.
The recent enactment of the historic SHANTI Act in India, according to Maria Korsnick, President and CEO of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), has "opened the door now for a new day" and significantly altered the future of the civil nuclear industries in the US and India.

The country's civil nuclear infrastructure has been radically altered by the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025, a comprehensive legislative overhaul. For the first time since independence, the historic law permits private enterprise involvement in nuclear energy operations by superseding the decades-old Atomic Energy Act of 1962 and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act of 2010.
In an interview with ANI, Korsnick described the main goals of a visiting executive trade mission that NEI and the US-India Strategic Partnership Forum (USISPF) are hosting together. She underlined that this high-level delegation provides the American commercial sector with a perfect opportunity to comprehend the clean energy roadmaps of the Indian government and the integration of the private sector under this new legislative framework.

A long-standing obstacle in bilateral ties is addressed by this legislative breakthrough. When considering the legacy of nuclear diplomacy, Korsnick said that although the historic 2005 India-US civil nuclear deal was a significant advancement, unresolved liability issues caused commercial progress to halt for almost 20 years.
"Back in 2005, it was a step forward, but that nuclear liability was not resolved and so for 20 years, we really haven't made significant steps forward," she said. "The SHANTI Act has opened the door now for a new day."In addition to addressing these past liability issues, Korsnick pointed out that throughout this time, the technology itself underwent substantial development, providing more flexible alternatives for industrial deployment."It wasn't simply the big reactors we had in 2005. Yes, there will still be enormous reactors, but they will come in a variety of sizes and shapes, including large, medium, small, light water, and advanced reactors," she stated.