(a) the names of the countries with whom India has signed
civil nuclear agreements;
(b) whether India has signed a similar agreement with Kazakhstan;
(c) if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the agreement gives the Indian reactors access to
uranium from the central Asian country;
(e) if so, the details thereof; and
(f) the benefits that are likely to accrue to India from such
agreements?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR PERSONNEL, PUBLIC GRIEVANCES & PENSIONS
AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE (SHRI V. NARAYANASAMY) :
(a) to (f) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.141 FOR
ANSWER ON 10.08.2011 BY DR. M. THAMBIDURAI ON CIVIL NUCLEAR AGREEMENTS
(a) Following the decision of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) on
6 September 2008 to relax its guidelines to permit civil nuclear
cooperation, India has entered into agreements for peaceful uses of
nuclear energy with France, USA, Russia, Namibia, Mongolia, UK, Canada,
Argentina, Kazakhstan and Republic of Korea. The agreement between the
Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the erstwhile
Czechoslovak Socialist Republic on Cooperation in the field of the use
of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes signed in November, 1966 has
been revalidated for cooperation with the Czech Republic in November,2010.
(b) Yes Sir.
(c) An Agreement between the Government of the Republic of India
and the Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Cooperation in the
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy was signed on 16.04.2011. The Agreement
has not yet come into force.
(d)to(f) The objective of the Agreement with Kazakhstan is to
establish a legal framework for mutually beneficial cooperation in the
peaceful uses of nuclear energy including exploration and mining of
uranium and other natural resources relevant to the exploitation of
nuclear energy.