A high-powered US nuclear executive mission is set to visit India later this month, six months after landmark legislation opened the sector. The delegation will assess the nuclear energy landscape and explore opportunities. Meetings are lined up in New Delhi and Mumbai.
Organised by the Washington DC-based Nuclear Energy Institute and the US India Strategic Partnership Forum, the mission runs from May 17 to 21. The delegation will meet External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Union Power Minister Manohar Lal. Meetings are also likely with Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, and Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel.
The group arrives in New Delhi on May 17, with formal meetings starting May 18 until May 19, before heading to Mumbai on May 20 for two days. Discussions involve Department of Atomic Energy officials, NITI Aayog, other energy ministries, and representatives from state-owned Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd (NPCIL) and NTPC Ltd. US Ambassador Sergio Gor and embassy staff will set the agenda.
The Mumbai leg targets private sector players including Reliance Industries Ltd, the Adani Group, Tata Power Company Ltd, JSW Energy, Vedanta, Larsen & Toubro Ltd, Tata Consulting Engineers, and Hindalco Industries.
Parliament passed the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Act, 2025, last December. The Act allows private players into operations and fuel management for the first time, replacing the Atomic Energy Act, 1962, and the Civil Liability for Nuclear Damage Act, 2010.
