INDIA-LD NUCLEAR 2 LAST

India has been wanting to set up multiple facilities
arguing that it would be beneficial for the US when it starts
setting up nuclear plants in India and would be requiring
facilities to reprocess more and more spent fuel.

It has now been agreed that one dedicated facility would
be set up initially with a provision for more in case the need
arose, the sources said.
With regard to security, it has been agreed that the
protective mechanism would be on the lines of what exists in
the US, the sources said.
The third sticking point was whether reprocessing should
be suspended at any time and in what circumstances and
conditions. Sources said the two sides are working on a
mutually acceptable legal text on it and expressed confidence
that it would be sorted out soon.
On whether the dedicated reprocessing facility will be
used to reprocess only American fuel, the sources said the
commitment is only for US fuel. There should be no problem in
reprocessing fuel of other countries but no such request has
been made to India by any other country. PTI AKK
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