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India’s Atomic Energy Dept makes shortcuts for nuclear trade

DAE notified as ‘competent authority’ to approve all nuclear imports, The Hindu, R. Ramachandran , 11 June 2010,
In a bid to promote civil nuclear trade with other countries, the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) has issued new guidelines that would allow a person (or entity) in India to do nuclear commerce directly with suppliers even if there are no formal bilateral agreements for nuclear cooperation with such trading countries. The notification, ‘Guidelines for Implementation of Arrangements for Cooperation Concerning Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy with Other Countries’, was issued on June 4.

Since there already exist Guidelines for Nuclear Transfers (Exports), issued through a February 1, 2006 notification of the department, and as they would continue to hold as such, the present notification would have implications only for nuclear imports…………According to the guidelines, supply of any scheduled item from such country shall be based on ‘assurances’ from the recipient of the supplies, which have to be agreed to by the government…..Interestingly, the recipient need not be an Indian citizen or Indian company.

The Hindu : News / National : DAE notified as ‘competent authority’ to approve all nuclear imports

June 11, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, politics | antinuclear, nuclear