Atomic Energy (Amendment) Act, 2015 Country/Territory India Document type Legislation Date 2015 Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act further to amend the Atomic Energy Act, 1962. Subject Energy Keyword Energy conservation/energy production Nuclear energy Offences/penalties Authorization/permit Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Act amends the Atomic Energy Act of 1962. It seeks to add certain missing definitions and provides that any licence granted to a Government company for the acquisition, production, possession, use, disposal, export or import of minerals or the operation of a plant designed or adopted or manufactured for the production, development and use of atomic energy shall stand cancelled in case the licensee ceases to be a Government company and all assets of such company shall vest in the Central Government free from any liability and the Central Government shall take such measures for safe operation of the plant and disposal of nuclear material so vested in it. Full text English References - Legislation Amends Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (Act No. 33 of 1962). Legislation | India | 1962 (1987) Keyword: Nuclear energy, Energy conservation/energy production, Offences/penalties, Hazardous waste, Exploration, Liability/compensation, Minerals, Mining Source: FAO, FAOLEX