Union Cabinet approves SHANTI Bill to allow private players in civil nuclear sector

New Delhi, 12/12: The Union Cabinet on Friday approved a ground-breaking bill seeking to open up the closely guarded civil nuclear power sector for private players that will have to play a larger role as India eyes 100 GW of nuclear power by 2047.

Named Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill, the draft legislation might be introduced in the Parliament next week, sources said