Nuclear deal.. I am notgiving much importance to nuclear test. My doubt is about reprocessing the spent fuel to increase the production of weapon grade plutonium for the FBTR. I was given to understand from my study that FBTR requires weapon grade plutonium for sustaining chain reaction in the reactor. This can be achieved only by reprocessing the spent fuel in the uranium reactors. Kindly read the paper report given below:- "But the FBTR still needs an initial inventory of plutonium to kick-start the thorium cycle and eventually to generate electricity. A blanket ban on India re-processing imported uranium - a condition for nuclear cooperation with the US - could make India's thorium programme a non-starter. Iyengar has one suggestion that he says must be acceptable to the US if it is serious about helping India to solve its energy problem.
'The US and Russia have piles of plutonium from dismantled nuclear weapons,' Iyengar told IANS, adding: 'They should allow us to borrow this plutonium needed to start our breeders. We can return the material after we breed enough.'" In the Hyde Act it is clearly written that US President should ensure that plutonium production in India does not increase the day 123 agreement is signed by both the parties. Indirectly this is a cap on our plutonium production and development of FBTR . Indirectly Americans want to stop our development and research work.
