Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill 2015 introduced in Lok Sabha
Union
Government has introduced Atomic Energy (Amendment) Bill, 2015 in Lok Sabha to
facilitate and fast track setting up of new nuclear projects in the country.
Atomic Energy and Space Union Minister of State (MOS) Dr. Jitendra Singh has
introduce it. The Bill pursues to modify the Atomic Energy Act, 1962.
Important facts about the Bill:
Aim
of this bill is to overcome the difficulties encountered in the setting up of
new nuclear projects and enhancement of nuclear power generation.
This
act has redefined the Government Company, under this Act; a government company
is one which will have at least 51 percent of the paid-up share capital by the
central government.
Under
this Act, a license is required for acquisition, production, use, export and
import of any plant designed for production and development of atomic energy or
for research purpose.
The
Bill describe that any license granted for matters such as: (i) producing
atomic energy and (ii) acquiring and using substances or minerals from which
atomic energy can be obtained etc., will be cancelled if a licensee ceases to
be a government.
It
also proposes the cancellation of license in case the licensee ceases to be a
government company.
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In present scenario Nuclear power
operations are carried out by two Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) namely
Nuclear Power Corporation of India Limited (NPCIL) and Bharatiya Nabhikiya
Vidyut Nigam Limited (BHAVINI). Both are under the administrative control of
Department of Atomic Energy (DAE).
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