US-INDIA-NUCLEAR 3 LAST

At Vienna meeting on July 22, Director of the Office
of Nuclear Energy Affairs in State Department and Washington's
point man for nuclear talks with India Richard Stratford gave
the Indian team copies of assurances from countries including
China and Germany that have been provided to it.

The issue is also believed to have been raised by
Energy Secretary Steven Chu during his recent visit to New
Delhi.
Nuclear companies in the US, who are keen to do
civilian nuclear trade with India, have been told by the
Department of Energy that they can't be issued the mandatory
Part 810 license for India; unless it receives the assurance
from the Manmohan Singh Government.
At a time when companies from France and Russia are
going ahead, US companies are increasingly becoming anxious as
they are not able to get the necessary license from the
Department of Energy.
In a presentation to US companies last year Jo Anna
Sallen from the Office of International Regimes and Agreements
of the Department of Energy, which issues such licenses,
listed out the requirement for Part 810.
The main factors considered in Part 810 review are
technical, political, economic, proliferation, and national
security significance of proposed assistance; agreement for
Nuclear Cooperation (123 Agreement); IAEA full scope
safeguards/additional protocol (or equivalent) and other
nonproliferation controls and conditions which includes
government assurances and reporting requirements. PTI LKJ
ANU


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