Nuclear Agreement between India - USA :MUST BE READ BY EVERY INDIAN
There are lot of talks about 1 2 3 Agreement between India & USA and it almost led to the topple of Central Government. In this mail I am trying to explain the commercial & technical aspects relating to this Agreement which I have read and sharing with you.
What is 123 Agreement?
This is called 123 Agreement because this comes under USA's Atomic Power Act Section 123. Let's see how India's (Indians?) Sovereinty & Independence are pledged...
(1) After this Agreement USA will supply all fuel, machinery / equipment & technology to India for producing Nuclear Power.
(2) All these days from about 22 Nuclear Power Plants, India is producing power as well as Atom. It's a high security / secret that from where which is produced, how much is produced, where it is supplied, what research is being done with that, etc. to anybody. But if we sign this Agreement, we have to disclose these secrets and also agree to 14 of our Nuclear Power Plants to be under the scanner of International Atomic Power Organization.
(3) The fuel utilised to produce Atomic Power can be recycled for reuse and this plant will be under direct supervision of IAPO.
If India does nuclear test, this agreement gets cancelled. But
(1) USA will take back all the machinery / equipments / technology supplied to India thus far.
(2) Those 14 plants will continue to be under scanner irrespective of the status of the agreement.
RE:123 agreement
by Guest on Jul 16, 2008 03:36 PM Permalink
I think there is a fundamental misconception here. The 123 allows US to supply us but does not "require" us to buy from US alone.
Only with 123 can we get the US support for NSG, IAEA clearances from other countries. Once it is there - we can buy from Russia, France, UK and anyone else including China.
A question - If the Left is so opposed to 123 and US, why don't they get India nuclear technology from their comrades in China? China today consumes more than 3 times nuclear energy then India (per-capita basis). Why can't they share it with us Indians ? :)
If Comrade Karat can get us nuclear fuel and technology from China without any conditions attached , he will be a true Indian patriot and Leader
