New Delhi, June 2 -- Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) could emerge as a critical pillar of India's energy security strategy, supporting the country's expanding defence manufacturing ecosystem and rapidly growing data centre sector, experts said at a policy dialogue in the national capital on Tuesday.

The Policy Dialogue on Small Modular Reactors for Defence Manufacturing and Data Centre Operation was jointly organised by the Chintan Research Foundation (CRF) and Finovista, in association with Manthan, an initiative led by the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser, at the India Habitat Centre.

The discussions focused on the increasing demand for reliable, clean and uninterrupted electricity in strategic sectors and examined the role of n...