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India will not change its Nuclear Liability Law to accomodate USA nuclear salesmen

they (the US) also know in a parliamentary system of democracy the bill becomes the law of the land…The minister was replying to questions on whether the government was planning amendments to the Civil Nuclear Liabilities law, which fixes stiff liabilities on suppliers in case of accidents,

Govt rules out any amendments in civil nuclear law, The Hindu, New Delhi, October 13, 2010 Government on Wednesday ruled out any amendments to the recently-enacted civil nuclear law to accommodate concerns of American companies on the issue of suppliers’ liability as a package during the coming visit of President Barack Obama to India next month.

“The question of amendments is never on the cards. We have explained to them (the US) the circumstances in which we had to go through (with) the bill and we have to work within the parameters of the legislation,” External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna said at a breakfast meeting with editors here.

He said they (the US) also know in a parliamentary system of democracy the bill becomes the law of the land and they also understand it because they work with the U.S. Congress where legislations are made.

The minister was replying to questions on whether the government was planning amendments to the Civil Nuclear Liabilities law, which fixes stiff liabilities on suppliers in case of accidents, enacted during the monsoon of Parliament as a package to Mr. Obama during the visit.

U.S. companies wanting to do business with India in the civil nuclear sector had expressed concerns over the provisions in the law.

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October 14, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | India, politics international | antinuclear, nuclear, nuclear costs, nuclear spin, reactors, uranium