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Friday, April 10, 2026
TopicSmall Modular Reactors

Topic: Small Modular Reactors

Nuclear equipment plant in Gujarat, tie-ups to manufacture 200 SMRs—Holtec’s ambitious plans for India

Holtec International CEO tells ThePrint in exclusive interview that the firm will soon begin talks with India’s nuclear regulator AERB for approval of design of their 300 MWe SMRs.

Rajasthan’s Rs 42,000 crore Mahi Banswara project will mark entry of NTPC in nuclear power sector

The 2800 MWe nuclear power plant is set to be inaugurated by PM Modi next week. Govt has set an ambitious target of 100 GW nuclear power capacity by 2047.

China is wasting no time in the small reactor great game—India must act fast, work with US

The need of the hour is for India to forge an ambitious SMR public-private partnership with the US–the country that spearheaded the exception for India at the Nuclear Suppliers Group 16 years ago.

On Camera

A stronger Iran has emerged from the rubble. US learned the lesson 40 days late

The US and Israel’s assassinations of Iranian leadership ended up bestowing martyrdom on those killed. Shias saw the deaths as a continuity of martyrdom from the Battle of Karbala.

Data centre gold rush risks blackouts, central electricity body warns states against tripping grids

India’s fast-growing data centre sector may strain state electricity networks; Central Electricity Authority has urged Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Tamil Nadu to boost capacity.

Theaterisation proposal to be shared with defence ministry in a week or so—CDS Gen Anil Chauhan

Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.