Indo-US N-deal won't affect strategic projects: Kakodkar
The draft agreement between India and IAEA would not affect the country’s strategic programme, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission said.
By PTI |
MUMBAI: The draft agreement between India and IAEA to help implement Indo-US nuclear deal ensures continuity in fuel supply and would not affect the country���s strategic programme, chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Anil Kakodkar said on Thursday.
The agreement ensures the continuity in fuel supply as it is a commercial deal between the potential suppliers and India, Mr Kakodkar said.
Different contingencies have been provided for building a stockpile of nuclear fuel from multiple countries in keeping with the 123 agreement with the US, he said. ���The stockpiling of fuel to ensure continuity of supply for the lifetime of reactors has been embedded in the umbrella safeguard agreement with the IAEA,��� Mr Kakodkar said.
���In our understanding with the US, we have the element of continuity of fuel supply, the possibility of fuel stockpiling and corrective measures,��� he said. The corrective measures in the IAEA agreement were the same as those in the draft agreement with US, the scientist said. ���It is our sovereign decision at a point in time. Once we start collaboration we should be able to continue it for the lifetime of the reactors,��� Mr Kakodkar said.
The agreement ensures the continuity in fuel supply as it is a commercial deal between the potential suppliers and India, Mr Kakodkar said.
Different contingencies have been provided for building a stockpile of nuclear fuel from multiple countries in keeping with the 123 agreement with the US, he said. ���The stockpiling of fuel to ensure continuity of supply for the lifetime of reactors has been embedded in the umbrella safeguard agreement with the IAEA,��� Mr Kakodkar said.
���In our understanding with the US, we have the element of continuity of fuel supply, the possibility of fuel stockpiling and corrective measures,��� he said. The corrective measures in the IAEA agreement were the same as those in the draft agreement with US, the scientist said. ���It is our sovereign decision at a point in time. Once we start collaboration we should be able to continue it for the lifetime of the reactors,��� Mr Kakodkar said.
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