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India’s Nuclear Liability Bill lets foreign reactor suppliers off the hook

The nuclear scientist favoured more strengthening of the clause to ensure proper channelling of liability on the supplier of the nuclear equipment……

PK Iyengar raises key ‘flaws’ in nuclear liability bill – dnaindia.com, 21 July 2010, New Delhi: Former Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) chairman PK Iyengar today raised a red flag over certain provisions of the nuclear liability bill, including keeping civil courts off-limits in case of a nuclear accident……The committee has been granted another extension by the Rajya Sabha secretariat as it has sought more time for gathering evidence on the bill which triggered a storm when it was introduced in the Parliament on May 7…………

Iyengar also objected clause 17 (b) which provides for a nuclear operator to exercise a ‘right of recourse’ against its suppliers in the event that an accident is caused by gross negligence on their part.

The nuclear scientist favoured more strengthening of the clause to ensure proper channelling of liability on the supplier of the nuclear equipment……

The bill is a key piece of legislation required to operationalise the civil nuclear cooperation pacts India has signed with several countries, particularly the US.

Several parties have opposed the bill …

July 22, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, politics | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, nuclear wastes, radiation, radioactive, reactors, uranium