Paper I · 2 General Science & Technology · 2.10 Nuclear technology
2.10.6 Nuclear treaties, regulation and liability: NPT, CTBT, NSG, 123 Agreement, AERB, SHANTI Act and the Nuclear Energy Mission
India stays outside the NPT and CTBT but trades nuclear materials under the 2008 NSG waiver and the India-US civil nuclear deal; safety is regulated by AERB, and since December 2025 the SHANTI Act has replaced the Atomic Energy Act 1962 and the 2010 liability law; the 2025-26 Budget launched a Nuclear Energy Mission.
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- NPT
- CTBT
- PTBT
- NSG
- IAEA
- 123 Agreement
- Hyde Act
- AERB
- CLNDA 2010
- SHANTI Act 2025
- Nuclear Energy Mission
- small modular reactors
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