India currently operates 24 reactors that give about 8.8 gigawatts of power.
Nine more reactors are being built and ten new heavy water reactors have been approved.
The Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor became operational in April 2026, moving the plan forward.
The Nuclear Energy Mission and the SHANTI Act support more Indian factories and private companies to build reactors.
Small Modular Reactors are being designed to be built in factories and put together quickly.
The first kind uses natural uranium in Pressurised Heavy Water Reactors.
The second kind, fast breeder reactors, turn plutonium into more fuel and also make material for the third kind.
The third kind will use thorium to create uranium‑233 for electricity.
The goal is to reach 100 gigawatts of nuclear electricity by 2047, helping keep the air clean.
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