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India, US sign nuclear reprocessing pact | Taking another step towards the implementation of the 2008 Indo-US civil nuclear deal, the two countries have signed an agreement on reprocessing spent nuclear fuel. Indian Ambassador to the US Meera Shankar and U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs William Burns signed the
agreement at a US State Department ceremony on Friday. “The arrangement with India
reflects President Barack Obama’s strong commitment to building successfully on
the landmark US-India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative and is a prerequisite
for US nuclear fuel suppliers to conduct business with India,” The News quoted
a State Department statement, as saying. The pact enables reprocessing of US-originated
nuclear material by India under International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) safeguards,
and will facilitate participation by US firms in India ’s rapidly expanding civil
nuclear energy sector. “Increased civil nuclear trade with India will create thousands
of new jobs for the US economy while helping India to meet its rising energy needs
in an environmentally responsible way by reducing the growth of carbon emissions,”
the statement added. |
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