Civil Nuclear Cooperation Deal

The agreement between the government of the Republic of India and the Government of the French Republic on the Development of Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy signed on 30.09.2008 has entered into force with effect from 14.01.2010.

The Agreement with France is a general agreement covering wide areas including nuclear reactors, nuclear fuel and nuclear fuel cycle management to be followed by specific agreements between the Parties or persons designated y the Parties, provides for technology transfer on industrial or commercial scale between the Parties or designated persons. It also provides for facilitating fuel supplies for the lifetime operation of supplied nuclear power plants, establishment of long-term contracts between designated entities of the Parties, developing a strategic reserve of nuclear fuel and reprocessing consent.

Shri V. Narayanasamy, Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions and in the Prime Minister’s Office gave this information in a written reply to a question by Shri Francisco Sardinha in Lok Sabha today.

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