India, Aug. 16 -- The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has said that the nuclear plant operators need to maintain an insurance policy, financial security or a combination of both for nuclear damage, according to the draft rules of the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy (SHANTI) Act, 2025.

The draft rules released by the DAE also state that the financial security must remain in place until all spent fuel has been removed from the concerned storage pool. According to the draft rules, the Centre must, once every five years, constitute a group of experts to review the maximum limits of an operator's civil liability for nuclear damage.

Another key provision is that if a nuclear power plant or reactor is of foreign desi...