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India to sign nuclear inspection agreement with IAEA on Feb 2
Mumbai, Jan 30 (PTI) Moving a step closer to
operationalise international civil nuclear cooperation, India
will sign a key inspection agreement with UN nuclear watchdog
IAEA in Vienna on Monday, Atomic Energy Department (DAE)
sources said Friday.
The agreement with International Atomic Energy Agency
is a pre-condition for the civil nuclear deal with the US that
will end 34 years of nuclear isolation and allow the 45-member
Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) to supply material and
technology for India's ambitious nuclear power programme, the
sources said.
India's Ambassador Saurab Kumar will sign the
inspection deal with IAEA which will be later ratified by New
Delhi, they said. Chief Indian negotiator Ravi Grover is
already in Vienna to finalise the inspection deal. He is also
working on mandatory additional protocol requirements.
DAE said this is an important step to place 14
reactors under IAEA safeguards. This is also the way forward
in immediately utilising the already ordered uranium from
French power major AREVA, they added.
The imported fuel from AREVA is proposed to be used in
the unit two of Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant at Kota, already
under safeguards, sources said.
On August 1 last year, the Board of Governors of the
IAEA authorised Director General Mohammed ElBaradei to
conclude with India an India-specific safeguards agreement
(ISSA) and subsequently implement the ISSA. A month later, the
NSG agreed to lift the ban on nuclear trade with India.
India already has six of its reactors under various
safeguards agreements that include units 1 and 2 of Tarapur in
Maharashtra, units 1 and 2 of Kota (RAPS), Rajasthan and two
units at Koodankulam, Tamil Nadu.
Along with eight other reactors, these six will also
be placed under the umbrella of India-specific safeguards
agreement.
Under the separation plan, RAPS units 5 and 6 will be
placed under IAEA inspection in 2009 and RAPS units 3 and 4 in
2010.
In 2012, units 1 and 2 of Kakrapara atomic power
stations in Gujarat and in 2014, units 1 and 2 of Narora
atomic power plants in Uttar Pradesh would be brought under
international inspection, sources said.
operationalise international civil nuclear cooperation, India
will sign a key inspection agreement with UN nuclear watchdog
IAEA in Vienna on Monday, Atomic Energy Department (DAE)
sources said Friday.
The agreement with International Atomic Energy Agency
is a pre-condition for the civil nuclear deal with the US that
will end 34 years of nuclear isolation and allow the 45-member
Nuclear Suppliers' Group (NSG) to supply material and
technology for India's ambitious nuclear power programme, the
sources said.
India's Ambassador Saurab Kumar will sign the
inspection deal with IAEA which will be later ratified by New
Delhi, they said. Chief Indian negotiator Ravi Grover is
already in Vienna to finalise the inspection deal. He is also
working on mandatory additional protocol requirements.
DAE said this is an important step to place 14
reactors under IAEA safeguards. This is also the way forward
in immediately utilising the already ordered uranium from
French power major AREVA, they added.
The imported fuel from AREVA is proposed to be used in
the unit two of Rajasthan Atomic Power Plant at Kota, already
under safeguards, sources said.
On August 1 last year, the Board of Governors of the
IAEA authorised Director General Mohammed ElBaradei to
conclude with India an India-specific safeguards agreement
(ISSA) and subsequently implement the ISSA. A month later, the
NSG agreed to lift the ban on nuclear trade with India.
India already has six of its reactors under various
safeguards agreements that include units 1 and 2 of Tarapur in
Maharashtra, units 1 and 2 of Kota (RAPS), Rajasthan and two
units at Koodankulam, Tamil Nadu.
Along with eight other reactors, these six will also
be placed under the umbrella of India-specific safeguards
agreement.
Under the separation plan, RAPS units 5 and 6 will be
placed under IAEA inspection in 2009 and RAPS units 3 and 4 in
2010.
In 2012, units 1 and 2 of Kakrapara atomic power
stations in Gujarat and in 2014, units 1 and 2 of Narora
atomic power plants in Uttar Pradesh would be brought under
international inspection, sources said.
