India placed 10 nuke reactors for IAEA review: Chavan

April 28, 2010, 20:15 IST

 

New Delhi: India has placed 10 of its nuclear reactors for review by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as per the safeguard agreement reached with the UN monitoring body.

"In accordance with the Separation Plan, so far 10 nuclear power reactors have been placed for review under the agreement between the government and IAEA for the Application of Safeguards to Civilian Nuclear Facilities signed in February 2009," Minister of State for Science and Technology Prithviraj Chavan informed Lok Sabha.



India signed the key safeguards agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency to allow inspection of additional civilian reactors, clearing the decks for supply of atomic fuel and technology by the international community.

Chavan said the agreements between India and various countries on peaceful use of nuclear energy were to be implemented as per agreed terms and that "no hurdles were foreseen in their implementation".

On the progress of talks between India and the US on nuclear fuel reprocessing, he told Lok Sabha that "India agreed to establish a new national reprocessing facility dedicated to reprocessing safeguarded nuclear material under IAEA standards.

"Article 6(iii) of the Agreement for Cooperation calls for consultations on agreements and procedures within one year," the minister said.

In March 2009, he said, the US responded to India's request invoking Article 6(iii) on arrangements and procedures confirming that the first round of formal consultations would commence no later than August 3, 2009 and that final agreements and procedures to be reached on or before August 3, 2010.

"The text has been finalised in the last round of negotiations (between India and the US) held from March 2 to 4 this year," Chavan said.


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