India should not accept the demand which will put us so dependable to others.
1) I consider Reprocessing rights of spent fuel & its reuse without any further payment is more critical factor than N-Test issue. Once, we allow the N-Commerce results in sizeable number of reactors, we will have no other option to abide whatever US & Co say for fuel to run N-Reactor. Let them see the advantage we offer interms of business & IAEA control over our civilian reactor. Main mantra is "Don't forget Tarapur issue & Don't rush".
2) Second part is, Return Clause which is guided by supreme national interest of US & India.It is not necessarily only with N-Test issue but also they could aplly pressure tactics to control our Space/ICBM missile programme. Our defense policy is guided by the prevailing security surround us. If China & Pakistan tests N-Bomb, we may also need to do. If it just affects future N-Commerce cooperation, it is fine; But fuel supply guarantee should be of life time for installed reactors. There is some vocabulary change in the agreement that if US ends cooperation, it should not affect other country dealing with India. We should realize that other countries will simply toe the US line in this matter. So, We need to clearly define the boundary without ambiguity & without affecting once installed N-Reactors till its lifetime.
3) I feel that it is high time to involve well classified private industry as joint-venture under DAE/CAG surveillance inorder to advance civilian fast breeder reactor programme in faster way. It should not become another DRDO as it is difficult to hold best brain in Govt job/Salary in our current era. The sooner,we make decision, we can act big way in N-Commerce.
I am of the opinion that our political community today lacks the visionary skills.I hope, Scientific community will prevail upon the Prime Minister & Parliamentary Standing Committee or by leaking news leading newspaper/channel to put them at bay, if it harms our interest.
