# SHANTI draft rules require insurance cover for nuclear operators

2026-08-15T09:21:22+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk

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The Department of Atomic Energy has released draft rules under the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy (SHANTI) Act, 2025, requiring nuclear plant operators to maintain insurance, financial security or both against nuclear damage. The cover must continue until all spent fuel is removed from the relevant storage pool. The Centre will appoint an expert group every five years to review operators’ maximum civil liability limits. Foreign-designed reactors will need approval from the regulator in their country of origin and must already operate in India or another foreign country. The rules also allow in-principle approval before a site or technology is chosen, and propose one composite licence for construction, ownership, operation and decommissioning.

## Coverage

- economictimes.indiatimes.com <https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/department-of-atomic-energy-releases-draft-rules-of-shanti-act/articleshow/133259194.cms>
- indiatoday.in <https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/shanti-act-draft-rules-nuclear-damage-cover-foreign-reactor-designs-single-licence-ptag-2971922-2026-08-15?utm_source=rss>
- thehindubusinessline.com <https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/economy/policy/department-of-atomic-energy-releases-draft-rules-of-shanti-act/article71349074.ece>

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