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India opens nuclear power to private firms while tightening IP controls

By Freny Patel ( December 31, 2025, 07:33 GMT | Insight) -- India has opened its nuclear power sector to private investment as it seeks to reach 100 GW of capacity by 2047. While companies can now build and operate reactors under the 2025 Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Act, the state retains control over strategic materials and nationalizes sensitive patents to protect national security.India has officially dismantled its state monopoly on atomic power by enacting a landmark legislation allowing private companies to build and operate nuclear reactors for the first time. This commercial freedom for the private sector is, however, coupled with aggressive new controls over intellectual property....

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