India – Press Information Bureau
Department of Atomic Energy
Posted On: 11 MAR 2026 4:51PM by PIB Delhi
Under the Nuclear Energy Mission announced in the Union Budget 2025-26, a total budgetary provision of ₹20,000 crore has been made for the research, design, development, and deployment of Small Modular Reactors (SMRs). Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) has undertaken design and development works on SMRs namely,
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- 220 MWe Bharat Small Modular Reactor (BSMR-200),
- 55 MWe Small Modular Reactor (SMR-55), and
- Up to 5 MWth High temperature gas cooled reactor meant for hydrogen generation. The lead units of these SMRs will be established at DAE sites for technology demonstration. The estimated utilisation of the allocated funds by BARC toward setting up SMRs is mentioned below:
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Reactor
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Cost Outlay (Rs Cr.) |
| Development and Construction of BSMR-200 | 5960 |
| Development and Construction of SMR-55 (2 units) | 7000 |
| Design and construction of High Temperature Gas Cooled Reactor
(HTGCR) | 320 |
| Design, engineering & development works for new reactors | 800 |
| Civil and General Infrastructure Development for reactors
complex | 452 |
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